Reflections
Michelle Obama Nails It: Women Suffer Needlessly from Impostor Syndrome
“I have been at probably every powerful table that you can think of. I have worked at nonprofits, I have been at foundations, I have worked in corporations, served on corporate boards, I have been at G-summits, I have sat in at the U.N.: (The people who preside) are not that smart.” Michelle Obama …
Read MoreMagnificent Obsessions ARE Achievable
I’ve embraced three magnificent obsessions during my life: to become a professional writer, to get to know DeForest and Carolyn Kelley up close and personal, and to have lots of hands-on experiences with animals of as many different species as possible. Those were my top three magnificent obsessions. There have been others: To work…
Read MoreWhy The Far Right Cracks Me Up
Why The Far Right Cracks Me Up “If the progressives win with their ‘everybody’s equal and should get the same chance in life to succeed’ malarkey, I’m moving to Australia.” “If Trump is impeached, I’m moving to Canada.” “If Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren win the Presidency, I’m moving to _______ (fill…
Read MoreWhen The Donald Goes Down…
When the Donald Goes Down I hope there’s some way to annual his entire administration and all of his appointments at the same time, because every single one has been a nail in the coffin of our republican democracy. He has put foxes in hen houses, alligators in swamps, a sexual predator (who is probably…
Read MoreIt’s Warren, Sanders and/or Buttigieg For Me
I’ve been listening to the Democratic debates and winnowing down the candidates to figure out which of them I’m most enthusiastic about voting for. My finalist list includes Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg. I appreciate all of the other running DEMs well enough to vote for any of them (let’s face…
Read MoreFrustrated…
I’m frustrated… I was going to write a blog post for HireMe.WordWhisperer.net this morning in my rare spare time, but the system won’t let me in to add a blog. It returns a “fatal error” when I try, so I’ve sent the info to my webmaster to fix. In the meantime, I’ll do…
Read MoreAmazing Dream About Hugh Jackman
I just had an amazing dream about Hugh Jackman. I think I need to meet Hugh Jackman! Seriously!!! Don’t ask me why. I know next to NOTHING about him. I’ve seen perhaps three of his movies (Les MIS, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN and THE FRONT RUNNER are the only ones I…
Read MoreMy Muse — Er, Mews !! Introducing Charli
Introducing my “Mews” Charli. Lots of writers claim to have a Muse who helps inspire them. I have one, too. But now I have an additional “mews” who is giving my ethereal Muse a run for the money. Her name is Charli. (Yeah, probably because of the Chaplinesque mustache; she came to…
Read MoreDigging Deeper (Spiritual Visitations)
Digging deeper into the topic of spiritual visitations, it occurs to me that we take our preconceptions with us when we ponder the afterlife… I climbed back into bed after writing the last blog post, but my mind continued to wonder, “Why would our loved ones be so eager to maintain contact with us,…
Read More333 = DeForest Kelley Visitations!
3:33 and 333 hold special meaning for me. Before Star Trek, DeForest Kelley appeared in a pilot for Gene Roddenberry called 333 Montgomery Street. The pilot was based on a famous criminal defense attorney named Jake Ehrlich whose business address (I gather) was 333 Montgomery Street in San Francisco. Jake Ehrlich specifically chose De…
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