My thoughts on Donald Trump

Everyone who knows me personally knows how I feel about Donald Trump. But I think we’ve reached a point where the seriousness of his campaign can no longer be overlooked and we must each be willing to take a public stand. I was gentle on Facebook. A couple of months ago I made my profileContinueContinue reading “My thoughts on Donald Trump”

PrepFest Columbus 

Late last month, hubby and I attended PrepFest Columbus. We learned about it on a prepper website we were exploring after finishing Jason Hanson’s Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life: A Former CIA Officer Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected.  We regularly read books about preparedness, do thingsContinueContinue reading “PrepFest Columbus “

Happy (Santa) Holiday 2015

My parents had a very stoic take on childhood imagination. There’s no Santa, my brother and I were told plainly. No Easter Bunny. No tooth fairy. No God. If we wanted to be creative we could practice chemistry. Or physics. Or study geods. I’m not bitter. I look on my parents’ lack of ability toContinueContinue reading “Happy (Santa) Holiday 2015”

Of yoga masters and couch potatoes 

My husband Scott has been taking yoga classes one night a week for about a year. Last month he added martial arts to his exercise repertoire and attends those classes once or twice a week. With my extra free time I decided to embark on a quest that I’ve been considering for several years but never found timeContinueContinue reading “Of yoga masters and couch potatoes “

A Genuine Math Fizzle

I once took a competency exam in math as a requirement to enter a leading U.S. teacher’s school and scored 100%. Keep that in mind, it will be important later. Last week I was approached by a staffer at the Michigan Library Association, our state’s professional organization, who was fishing for “strong public speakers whoContinueContinue reading “A Genuine Math Fizzle”

First world problem of the day: I’m A section D violating money laundering terrorist 

Recently I got a bank charge for $15 and made a mental note to contact the bank. A few weeks passed, I hadn’t gotten around to it yet, and I got another $15 charge and, mysteriously, my savings account had seemingly been converted to a checking account. What the heck? I called the bank andContinueContinue reading “First world problem of the day: I’m A section D violating money laundering terrorist “