Regarding the State of My Country
You kind of have to laugh to keep from crying. Sometimes my heart just breaks as I watch the lengths the powers of this world are willing...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Feb 22, 2018
- 1 min
Who Are You Calling a Liar? Parkland Shooting Edition
If we smile or laugh, we’re lying because we should be grief stricken. If we cry hysterically, we’re acting because we’re over the top....
- Sep 26, 2017
- 3 min
This Is Today’s Test
I really hate that we’re even having this conversation because it’s so damn stupid, but no one is disrespecting the flag. That’s just a...
- Sep 5, 2017
- 2 min
Sadly, Being Nice Rarely Changes Things
While I’m usually pretty nice and well behaved here on my blog, it has happened a time or two in real life and on social media that I...
- Sep 1, 2017
- 5 min
A Bunch of Noah’s in Nashville
Do you know what I don’t like doing? Arguing with conservative Christians. I used to do it. But it’s pointless. Sometimes someone is so...
- Jan 24, 2017
- 1 min
Social Justice, Prophetic Voice Memes
My brain won’t write today, so I made memes. I’m thinking of doing more of these pairing social justice issues with prophetic words of...
- Jan 19, 2017
- 2 min
Do You Think They’d Let Me Pet Their Unicorns If I Asked?
Many Trump supporters literally voted for a person who exists only in their head. I first realized that there was something strange going...
- Jan 18, 2017
- 6 min
Going High When They Go Low Isn’t How You Win; You Gotta Fight to Win
There’s an interesting interview with cognitive linguist George Lakoff going around in which he discussed this problem. His thesis,...
- Jan 18, 2017
- 3 min
To All the Good, Decent People Supporting Donald Trump
Not everyone means the best. Not everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt. It’s not a majority of people who are terrible people. Not...
- Jan 17, 2017
- 8 min
What Every Parent Needs To Know About Spanking
If you’re ever at a loss for how to piss a lot of people off in one fell swoop, criticize parents for spanking. That will do it every...
- Jan 16, 2017
- 1 min
Speaking of Special Snowflakes
#socialcommentary #funny #politics #history #meme #funnymeme #currentevents
- Jan 16, 2017
- 5 min
Understanding the Radical Right
In any conflict, it’s important to keep up with what’s going on with the other side. But between social media and the extreme...
- Jan 15, 2017
- 2 min
This Makes No Sense to Me
There is this bizarre phenomena that I run into now and again where someone will respond to criticism of modern racism by pointing out...
- Jan 14, 2017
- 2 min
Quick Tips for Evaluating a New Story
Since clearly a lot of people are struggling to differentiate between reliable news and bullshit, let’s talk about something called a...
- Jan 14, 2017
- 4 min
Trump’s Responsibility to Avoid the Appearance of All Kinds of Evil
Years ago, I looked out the window and saw my 12-year-old chasing her 6-year-old sister and swinging a baseball bat at her while she rode...
- Jan 13, 2017
- 2 min
Why Discussion and Reasoning Have Failed
Want to know why communicating with people on the other side has become so difficult? Well, everyone focuses on the outrageous...
- Jan 12, 2017
- 6 min
Stop Arguments Online Like a Mom
My husband is completely convinced that there are Jews somewhere in my Polish lineage. Because three of my great joys in life are being...
- Jan 12, 2017
- 8 min
Why Donald Trump Talks the Way He Does – and Why It Works
Back in college, I made some halfway decent money selling high end knives in people’s homes. One of the perks of the job was that the...
- Jan 11, 2017
- 3 min
About Trump and That Disabled Reporter
So, odds are good that you’ve heard about actress Meryl Streep’s speech the other night where she said politically charged things like...
- Jan 11, 2017
- 5 min
It’s a Disaster but Everything’s Perfect. I Guess
So, two weeks ago today I fell on an icy driveway and broke my ankle. It was classic; my foot started to slip on the ice, hit dry gravel...
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