Thursday Bag o’ Updates
Donna’s at her annual sewing guild retreat, partying with friends, free from the demands of kitchen, hearth, husband, and dogs.
Air-Minded: Manly Men, Revisited
You probably think I’m being immature. Have you met any fighter pilots lately?
Baby Won’t You Drive My Car
Pro tip: a suicide knob on the steering wheel is a must for driving with a dog in your lap.
A Soldier’s Letter Home, March 15, 1919
I have a German Caboose, it is quite a swell affair and I live right in it, so I am always at home.
Not Gonna Debate It
Nope. Not gonna debate a racist on what is and isn’t racist.
You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: Let’s Talk About It
“Let’s Talk About It,” published in 2021, is in the crosshairs of book banners.
Birds Aren’t Real*
Twitter was going downhill before Elon Musk bought it. I can’t put a finger on why, but it felt to me as if some of the spirit had leaked out of it. It was becoming less collegial, more angry. Maybe that’s the fate of any social media platform … as more and more climb aboard, […]
Getting Wound Up
I grew up around nasty bigots like Greg Abbott. They filled the pews of the Southern Baptist churches my mother dragged me to. They are the reason I’m an atheist today.