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Apparently Civil Discourse is on life support and fading fast

| September 30, 2020

Civil discourse is an engagement in discourse (conversation) intended to enhance understanding. And I am not even talking about the debocal that we saw last night in Ohio. I am still angry and sad about it.  Since March, a lot of people have more free time than they ever had before.  Since they have this […]

Crafty Tuesday Ideas I have ’em

| September 29, 2020

Right now, there are a couple of things I want to see if I can create.  Then a friend posted a photo of, basically, a 1920s couture chicken hat that now I really want to recreate two different ways. There is also the challenge that Bill Senkevich dropped towards the beginning of the pandemic that […]

MMHCI If I have done you harm, I apologize

| September 28, 2020

Today is Yom Kipper in which Jews are encouraged to make amends and ask for forgiveness for sins committed in the last year. The closest equivalent I have in my life is the act of confession. Where we ask God, not the person we wronged for forgiveness. Although that could be part of one’s penance.  […]

Frank Talk About Depression: Shades of Grey

| September 27, 2020

I am not sugar coating this entry.  This came out of something that happened to a friend who was told that they should be able to do more when they are in their mania phase of their bipolar disorder because that’s how it works. It got me to thinking how mental health is perceived by […]

This one is about Caroline

| September 26, 2020

Today is National Daughter Day. Today Caroline is taking her SATs so think good thoughts for her. It is a rite of passage on her way to the college of her choice. I have the privilege to watch Caroline grow up. I have seen her go from baby to toddler to child to teen to […]