July 2020

Summer Poems

Summer poems are not my favorites, I must confess. Fall poems make my heart happy, and winter poems do after that. I even love spring poems! But summer, alas, is not my season. My SAD occurs this season, which isn't as common as it is for winter sufferers, but it sure has a lot to do with me not enjoying it.

DIY Purses and Pouches

Do you make your own purses, pouches, backpacks and more? I lug around so many books, planners, journals and other bulky items that I can pretty much only use a heavy duty backpack. I currently use one from Geek Gear (a site I miss!) that's made out of pleather. But sometimes you just need a little pouch to store an item or two.

Fan Fashion

If there's anything I love more about the Dead than their music itself, it's their vibe, especially when it comes to aesthetic. Many a fan has quite a collection of dancing bears, skulls and other Grateful Dead gear, and I know a lot of us are here for it!

MacFarlane Thought Ted Would Be A Flop

My husband and I tend to disagree about some humor, which is likely because he is a cis white man and I am a pan white woman. We see Family Guy rather differently. We're both pretty privileged but while I'm contemptuous of jokes that make fun of people based on race, gender, sexuality, ability, etc. he is okay with some of them. Over the years, he's improved, but we still tend to disagree about what makes a hit or a flop.

Tween Creates Device To Save Lives From Hot Cars

Not a day goes by when I'm not inspired or awed by younger generations, and this 12-year-old girl from North Carolina is only the latest kid to do both. Lydia Denton invented a device to help prevent deaths from stifling hot cars. They are a tragic side effect of our busy, hectic lives, and like many kids, Denton was tired of hearing people just complain about the issue without offering a real solution to it.

No, I Don't Vote For Women Just Because They Are Women

If I only had a nickel for every jerk who told me I only wanted Elizabeth Warren as my president because she's a woman. It's deeply rooted in misogyny, to tell someone this, especially when their candidate is simply better than yours. More moderate? Perhaps, in some ways, but Warren has made the most positive change in this nation among all of the Democratic candidates. She gets. Things. Done. And are we really surprised?

Schools Should Not Reopen

There are actual people who believe it's not "the government's job" to keep us safe or healthy, but only to make and enforce laws. That's it! At least half, if not more, of the people where I live also say that wearing a mask is "living in fear," that Covid is a "Democrat hoax" (how the rest of the WORLD and the hospitals are pulling that off, I don't know), and that we need to just open up everything, everywhere, consequences be damned.

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