As I wrote last week, I was stepping away for a week from the Facebook products I had been using. It was a small protest against the way Zuckerberg allows his company to ignore lies, deception, and violent posts without labeling them as such. I knew I was only one person, but I felt it… Continue reading My Week Away from Facebook
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Have you heard the news? The man in the Oval Office is working his special magic again to win new friends and influence more people. Today, his administration finalized a rule that had protected the LGBTQ community, and could now severely hinder health care for transgendered people. So, during his first, and hopefully only, term… Continue reading How to Win Friends and Influence People
“The press is vilifying us.”
This was Mike O’Meara ranting earlier this week about how the press is treating the police. He also mentioned the police should stop being treated as “animals and thugs,” the police need to be treated with respect. Mr. O’Meara, a white man, had this right. The police shouldn’t be vilified, treated like animals and thugs,… Continue reading “The press is vilifying us.”
Law(less) and (Dis)order(ly) President
The man in the Oval Office wants us to believe he is the law and order president. Take a moment. Let that sink it. The law and order president! Are you laughing, crying, raging, sighing, sulking, or shaking your head in disbelief? (By the way, if you are saying he is a law and order… Continue reading Law(less) and (Dis)order(ly) President
“Surviving Autocracy”
Masha Gessen just released her new book, Surviving Autocracy. I just started it and it has already pulled me in. As I read last night, the last two sentences of Chapter 2 made me put the book down in a bit of shock. Those two sentences are: “No powerful political actor had set out to… Continue reading “Surviving Autocracy”
When Will the Democrats Ever Learn?!
The Democrats haven’t learned. Again! Words matter! We live in a society bombarded with slogans, acronyms, and emojis. Any of these can be turned into a political ad within hours, if not minutes. Words resonate and have meanings, and there aren’t as many people anymore who take the time to stop and reflect on what… Continue reading When Will the Democrats Ever Learn?!
Ostriches
https://images.app.goo.gl/YGgEd4NgAJCGQ2ys5 A recent poll had the man in the Oval Office’s approval rating at 45% (ironic eh?). My first thought was how in the world is it still that high? Although, this is where he has seemed to hover through his term. Still, how is it so high? In the past two months he has:… Continue reading Ostriches
COVID-19 Has Ended
If you are watching the TV tube, you see all sorts of reports saying new cases and deaths due to COVID-19 are holding steady overall. You will also see the curve is rising, and in some cases rising dramatically in some states (Google Arizona). Reputable reporters, commentators, and journalists are sounding the alarm. Unfortunately, I… Continue reading COVID-19 Has Ended
Trial Separation from All Facebook Products
It will be hard, as I enjoy reading about everyone’s lives, news shares, birthdays, and more on Facebook. Instagram is where I get a lot of my baking ideas. Messenger is how I communicate with a group of guard parents. It will be hard, but it must be done. I can no longer support a… Continue reading Trial Separation from All Facebook Products
16+ Reasons We Are Where We Are
And this link. Both the article and the graphic are older news. Some of the people are no longer in the positions they once held. But, it makes their influence no less powerful. Most of them had no experience or background for their appointed positions. Others had actively lobbied against the very agencies they are… Continue reading 16+ Reasons We Are Where We Are
Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man 