Don’t Worry; I Have Found Our Escape Plan
So, all this stuff about Donald Trump and the danger of our situation is scary as hell. But don’t worry – I was reading through...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Dec 20, 2016
- 1 min
Imagine This in a History Book
This is the cover of The National Enquirer this week. All lies, but lies repeated take on an air of truth. This is what people are seeing...
- Dec 20, 2016
- 3 min
The Electoral College
One of my working assumptions about life is that only that which can be redeemed is allowed. So anything that happens carries...
- Dec 19, 2016
- 4 min
Let’s Be Real About What We’re Looking At Here
I didn’t mean to make this an all Trump Monday, but I suppose it’s appropriate given the electoral college vote this morning. Which I’ll...
- Dec 19, 2016
- 1 min
Let’s Get Something Straight
Praying for someone and being critical of them are not mutually exclusive things. Neither are loving someone and calling out their wrong...
- Dec 18, 2016
- 3 min
Treating the Least Poorly Will Come Back to Bite You
The treatment which we as a society will allow the least to be subjected to will eventually become the kind of treatment we allow anyone...
- Dec 17, 2016
- 6 min
Santa, God and the Problem of Certain Belief
I once knew a family that didn’t do Santa Claus with their kids at Christmas. The reason they didn’t do Santa Claus was because they felt...
- Dec 17, 2016
- 6 min
That Time A Racist Killed My Husband’s Career
Well, maybe not killed, but definitely maimed. So what happened is once upon a time, a little over a decade ago, my husband had landed...
- Dec 14, 2016
- 2 min
The Empath and The Narcissist
Empaths are people who tend to feel and absorb other people’s emotions. Narcissists are people whose only concern is for themselves. When...
- Dec 14, 2016
- 2 min
If God Wanted Trump In Office . . .
If you are one of those people going around claiming that Trump is God’s choice to run the country, you need to be crystal clear about...
- Dec 12, 2016
- 1 min
Just Define the Racism Away . . .
This morning on facebook, I commented on a post saying that we have not made nearly as much progress combating racism as we like to give...
- Dec 12, 2016
- 2 min
“Trump Says He’s Going To Bring Steel Back . . .”
A couple of weeks ago I ran into an acquaintance who told me that work at his job was so slow that his hours had been cut and he was...
- Dec 11, 2016
- 1 min
Theologians and Creation
I am of the firm belief that you cannot be a real theologian if you have never sat in awe of a single blade of grass or wondered at the...
- Dec 11, 2016
- 1 min
Pay Now or Later
Everything has a price. It’s a rule of the universe. The problem we have is that love demands payment, up front and in full at the most...
- Dec 10, 2016
- 1 min
Welcome to the Apocalypse, Peeps
I’ve been seeing this meme floating around and it’s incredibly apropos for the times we live in. The Greek word for “apocalypse” is to...
- Dec 10, 2016
- 1 min
Staying Safe Among Snakes
One of the things I learned back in college which has helped to keep me safe among snakes for decades now is that sociopaths will...
- Dec 9, 2016
- 1 min
#stopempoweringsociopaths
There are sociopaths among us. And if we pretend that there are not, if we insist that everyone just assume the best and look for the...
- Dec 9, 2016
- 1 min
If you really want to love people . . .
If you really want to love people, probably the most important thing you can do is learn to recognize when someone is in pain. This isn’t...
- Dec 8, 2016
- 3 min
Wait – I thought Racial Discrimination Was Illegal. Silly Me
Very early in his career, my (African American) husband was on a temp-to-hire job doing complex data analysis – something he excels at....
- Dec 8, 2016
- 2 min
In Which I Own the Libraturd Title
I’ve avoided nearly all hot-button cultural and political topics around here for many years now. And I don’t write screeds about how...
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