“We need to arm the teachers.” Well, besides all of the other problems that would cause, a gunman would just go to a mall or a movie theater instead and shoot that up. “Then we need armed guards at the malls and movie theaters.”
Because I Just Don’t Have Enough Words
It’s been quite an…interesting…few weeks for our new president and our country. Every day the news seems to bring some kind of WTF in the form of an assault on decency, safety, logic, and basic critical thinking. At this point checking CNN.com is like this:
That Beautiful Super Bowl Ad Was Pro Border Wall And Pro Trump
Last night was a blur of cooking and eating and cooking and eating and occasionally asking the people in my house who were actually watching the game why they were cheering (or not). I caught the half-time show, and was happy to see that Lady Gaga threw in some subtle messaging, first by singing a…
Post March
On Saturday I went to the Women’s March in Manhattan. Actually, it was more of a shuffle.
Something Concrete That You Can Do Right Now
If you’re feeling lost, if you’re feeling alone, if you’re feeling like life as you know it is over, it’s not just you. I’ve been in a funk for over a week now. When I get that way, only two things get me out of it: taking a nap, or taking action. Today I took…
Why (And How) You Should Hide These Six Popular News Sites In Facebook
Hyperpartisan Facebook Pages I’m an unapologetic liberal Democrat and Hillary Clinton supporter, but that doesn’t mean that I blindly believe and support every liberal post I see on Facebook. There were many uber-liberal sites that started bugging me once the election season got into full swing. I wasn’t following these pages, but I’d see the…
I Don’t Want To Talk To You
I just wrote and rewrote and rewrote and ultimately deleted a post trying to convince people of the need for gun control. I deleted it because there’s really nothing left to talk about. If you think that Americans should be able to go to a gun store or a gun show and walk out with…
A person who hid in the bathroom said she survived by covering herself with bodies
A person who hid in the bathroom said she survived by covering herself with bodies. This happened in the United States of America. This happened to people who were out for a night of fun. This happened, according to the murderer’s own family, because he hated gay people. This happened despite the FBI being suspicious…
A Tour of Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn Campaign Headquarters
Yesterday I wrote about meeting Chelsea Clinton to talk about her mom’s campaign. After the meeting was done, I got to take a tour of the campaign headquarters of Hillary for America. The first thing I noticed was that the office was very quiet. While there are rooms with four walls and a door (our…
Chelsea Clinton Is Smart, Normal, And Fully In Support Of Her Mom
Today I got to do something exciting: meet with Chelsea Clinton at her mom’s campaign headquarters in Brooklyn. Actually, I ran into her on the way to the elevator. She was coming back from lunch with two staffers. I was all flushed (it was HOT yesterday) and a little flustered from subways trying to mess…
