I have worked in politics for many years. I used to say, “Please vote, I don’t care who you vote for, but please just vote.” This year is a lot different, they advocate policies that could kill my children. I do want you to just vote but I can’t say I don’t care any more…
Category: community involvement
The Kevin Project
Many of you know that I married a disabled Vet, Kevin, and/or that my daughter, Emma, is trying to go through the steps to make the Junior Dream Team and later, the US Olympic Archery team. This week, there have been a ton of discussions in our house after the tragic events in Texas and…
One person CAN make a difference
I was watching TV this morning and again, energy company commercials are running trying to scare people into forcing elected officials into keeping subsidies in place. Seriously, people, get with it…an industry that posts BILLIONS in profits can afford to pay their taxes! Jobs won’t be cut from it but if they do, I would…
The Comforts of Home
Cross posted at Vet Voice and Daily Kos I love my home. Although I wished I owned my own, no matter where I live, I make it my own. After years of living in large places, downsizing allowed me to choose only the things I love and cherish them. In today’s society that thrives on…
Good Hair Perry
My disdain for Repub Governors goes way back. This year, between failing to coming up with a solution to our education issues to now misusing his position to push a religious solution for wildfires burning out of control not far from me, I can say that I continue to be furious that we can not get…
eat local: CSA week 2
nom nom nom On my second week of CSA, the farmer brought to me: U choy, Bok Choy, Pok Choy, Pole Beans, Parsley, Red onions, Tomatoes, Red Leaf Lettuce, Fingerling Potatoes, Squash, my Egg Share and I bought a Cantaloupe It’s been a weird week. Because of the storms, they have had issues…
eat local: CSA and Cooking
This week was our first pick up from our CSA share. I wasn’t sure what to expect or how we would like it but overall I am mucho impressed. Aside from being a foodie and loving to cook with fresh stuff, I found the quality far better than the organic I buy in the store….
The Commercialization of Everything
Cross posted at Daily Kos After a comment on last night’s Glee episode and multiple conversations on Facebook over the past few days, we began the conversation in our house about holidays. Sitting here, stuck at home again on another snow/ice day, I posed the question, “As Americans, don’t we commercialize everything?” While this…
Doing The Right Thing, Part 1
This issue has spawned such debate in my house that I feel compelled to write about my most recent experiences when I have tried to do the right thing and it has backfired. This post is about number three on that list, one and two now having to be put on the back burner so…
Middle Monkey Returns
To say that I was very proud to see the child I sent to D.C. last week return would be an understatement. Rocking her newest HRC t-shirt and barely able to keep her eyes open, she ran out to greet us full of a glow that could hardly be contained. Aside from the cool “I…
Queen of the Universe 