Honestly, how many are embarrassed to say that they are *gasp* an American these days? I know I am, and I’m pretty sure that I’m not the only one, either. In the latest installment of “A Charles Dickens novel come to life” as I often refer to it, Kevin McCarthy…

I can understand if someone has family living in Florida but beyond that…what possible motivation is there for anyone remotely sane to live in this state? I truly don’t get this, at all. Like, FOR REAL. Truly. I’m perplexed. And I know that I’m probably not making mention of anything…

Back in the 90’s, I definitely had a “grunge girl” phase and definitely did my share of wearing the requisite flannel shirts. …

The Unguarded Moment (2002 Digital Remaster) — YouTube an unguarded moment | meaning of an unguarded moment in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE (ldoceonline.com) I think maybe I’ve been having quite a few of these “unguarded moments” as of late. And it’s making me wonder if perhaps somehow…

Anderson Cooper Defends the CNN Trump Town Hall | Watch (msn.com)

Like most remotely sane and intelligent thinking people, I opted for sleep last night instead of the inane farce that was the CNN Town Hall. I’ve been reading about the inevitable fiasco (was there ever any doubt that it would be anything BUT that?) this morning and the general consensus…

What a truly wonderful day for women, everywhere! E. Jean Carroll says she’s ‘overwhelmed with joy’ for women in US after verdict in Trump case (msn.com) In particular, I love this quote from E. Jean Carroll: “This is not about the money. This is about getting my name back, and…

Back in the day, there was a wonderful cartoon called “Word Girl” — anyone remember this? My friends would often refer to me as “Word Girl” given that my undergraduate degree is in Comparative Literature. I knew (know) a lot of words, and this has served me well. Until now…

I seem to be on a literary bent this week so, following up on that… “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson was another one of those stories that I read as a teenager and it had a profound effect on me when I first read it, as I suspect it did…