Today I’m counting my blessings…   Yeah, even staunch “political operatives” (passionate voters and civil rights/equal rights proponents like me) have to take a break sometimes to shake the sh** from our feet and enjoy a strife-free, rage-free day now and then and remember the many things in our lives that count as blessings.  …

https://www.facebook.com/BetweenTheScenes/videos/2166705863617028/UzpfSTY3NDMzNzkxNDoxMDE1Njc5NzgwNTc1NzkxNQ/ Trevor Noah nailed it with this commentary. It is exactly what Trump is doing–weaponizing his (and Kavanaugh’s) so-called “victimization” to take the onus off their culpability when accused by numerous women of sexual assault. Take a listen, men and women. (Especially men.) The Abuser-Victim’s Playbook Uncovered Many abusers do what Trevor Noah explains above,…

WOMEN IN REVOLT WHY IT TAKES A WELL-DEFINED MONSTER TO PROVOKE MASS RESISTANCE   Women aren’t usually trouble-makers; they’re too busy being problem-solvers.   Women solve problems all the time–their own and others’– and at the end of every work day, and on weekends, their work doesn’t usually end; they just assume a different set…

Powerful perverts reign in America today. Perhaps they always have, because we’ve allowed a white male patriarchal society up until now. It took hundreds of years for women to get the vote. It’s taking a helluva long time to learn to discern how to use it to our benefit. According to a recent survey, nearly…

I used to take a modicum of pride in the levels of my resilience and forbearance. But the older I get, the less likely I seem able to shake off the dread that Make America Great Again (gag!) casts into the air nearly everywhere I look.   Here’s a prime example:   I went to…

If it seems I’ve been two-timing you, it’s true. I’ve spent more time  over on my HireMe.WordWhisperer.net website and blog than I have here recently, I think.   That’s because I don’t often have a lot of topical information or insights for my professional copy/content/features-writing and editing blog. But two things came up recently that…