I am an eighty year old female, which may give the "valiant warriors" among us reason to pull up the witch word, or worse. Such is the depths to which our societal discourse has fallen when it comes to politics. I am eighty and have voted from the day of my twenty first birthday...you read …
To the men …
As we approach the centennial of U.S. women getting the right to vote, the two leaders are white haired old men, and the media is filled with discussion of how the country is still not ready for a female president. This nonsense only compounds my frustration with the lingering white male hierarchy. I have long …
Finding Daylight Again
The following is a guest post by my daughter, Lia, whose own blog has a horsey focus. I was whacking the weeds that grow so high on our property every year. It was a perfect spring day - warm, but with a cooling breeze. The birds were active, tending to their new families. All about …
On Politics Today
I am very close to giving up on my beloved country and finding a cave somewhere into which I can disappear. It has always been a given that there was an underground Mafia, some individuals were corrupt, occasionally employees would take a pen or note pad home from work. No country is free of criminals, …
On Cheating to Win
During my growing years through the forties and fifties I was raised with the mantra do as I say, not as I do. This came from my father who was an inveterate cheater in so many ways. Family card and board games could be fun, but they included a scattering of seemingly innocent incidents of …
On Our Loss of Decency
This is simply a rant with no graphics as they are difficult for my eighty year old mind! It is about our loss of decency, empathy and, yes, "kind hearts and gentle people". One does not have to be Christian to adhere to those ideals, but Christians should be ahead of the line in those …
On One Nation Divisible
An article on the bombing attempts was recently shared to my page by a friend who is a Trump supporter. The comments were somewhat appalling, considering the subject. They ranged from cheering the bomber on, to snarky remarks regarding the wall around one of the victims domiciles. The latter comment was rather amusing, since I …
On Single Parenting and Shaming
Recently there was a shared item showing two guys beating an old man. The question was who would do such a thing? One individual answered by stating they were probably thugs raised without a father. This hit me in the gut, since I was forced into being a single parent from the time my daughter …
On The Reality of Sexism
Long ago and far away I had a brief "discussion" with my older brother. He maintained that his life would be richer than mine because he was male, and I was a mere female (he did not put it quite like that, but looking back the inference is there). Being a history buff almost from …
On aging
Aging happens to everyone....if they live long enough. Joints slowly get arthritic, skin turns into a prune, and a bathroom nearby becomes a necessity. I have known women who fight the onslaught of "old age" every step of the way, and more power to them if it makes them happy. Unfortunately the years move …
The Freedom of Age 
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