It happened again today – my heart beat faster, my chest tightened, and the stiff, hot feeling started in my hands and ran all the way up to my shoulders then down my back. My stomach churned and a lump formed in the back of my throat. This has been happening regularly since the release […]
A belated introduction
Like many people, I am one of those who normally perceives patterns with relative ease. I’ve always been possessed of a curious, analytical mind—one that even to this day can get me in a bit of “trouble” with the wrong personality types. But despite that natural facility, I am finding later on in life that […]
yeah we suck at writing
well, maybe it’s more like we suck at writing consistently….but the world around us is unraveling into shreds, and we note that people just can’t seem to treat people like people anymore. even and especially the humanists in the crowd. we haven’t been writing much at all this year, but we’re going to take a […]
Flight: Booked
Last night I pulled the trigger and booked our flights to D.C. for the Reason Rally. I had been hesitant for a few reasons, cost being one of them, but the tickets were $80 less than the lowest I had seen them since I started price checking them a few months ago, and I took […]
Observations on the Nebraska Walk for Life
Yesterday I went to Lincoln for the Nebraska Walk for Life, to stand up for women’s reproductive rights. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but others that had gone in the past said that there are a lot of attendees. Right when we pulled up, I saw huge bunches of helium filled pink and […]
Playing my Trump Card
I remember quite clearly the day that Donald Trump announced that he was running for President. I thought it was the most ridiculous thing ever, and I was sure that his campaign wouldn’t last at all. Surely no one could take this guy seriously, right? I remember going out to lunch with co-workers that day […]
Sometimes People Change their Mind, and that’s OK
I have tiptoed through political conversations as of late, mainly because I’m tired of the personal attacks based on my political viewpoints. You know, about how stupid I am, and how I am voting based on gender rather than politics. However, after wading through yet another morning that is filled to the brim with social […]
That One Time I almost saw Donald Trump
Tonight I had a ticket to see The Donald himself in Council Bluffs, IA. Why? Because I’m not that bright, because I enjoy putting myself through painful endeavors, because I wanted some new writing material, and because watching his campaign is like watching a train wreck; I can’t look away even though I really don’t […]
Politics, Gun Culture, & Planned Parenthood
A scary thought came to me yesterday as I scanned through my Facebook newsfeed: we live in a violent world and it’s not going to get better. That might seem like a pretty basic thought that most of you have thought before, but I honestly hadn’t. I tend to look at the world in a […]
Racism and Bigotry are Alive and Well in Nebraska
The Statue of Liberty symbolizes the United States, freedom, and well, liberty. The American Museum of Immigration is housed in structures attached to the base of the statue, and a plaque is emblazoned with “The New Colossus,” which contains the passage: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” We […]