Since there's been some confusion ( Read more... )

So I was just corresponding with an old buddy of mine, who was very supportive as I mentioned my recent struggles and my recent improvements. And it was surprisingly moving, like, having people who knew Past!you well and don't know Current!you all that well be respectful to Current!you is kind of a big deal. And it started me thinking: describing ( Read more... )

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[from december 8, 2015, context: Trump starts winning primaries]

main postThis is officially not funny anymore. We have seen this pattern before many times. People are upset and scared. One person stands above the crowd, offering someone to blame, saying that we can make this country great again for red-blooded citizens like you and me if we just ( Read more... )

gosh, i have gotten pretty political these last few years you might say ( Read more... )

Tough to know what to say today. Lots of mixed feelings about lots of things as I look back on FB and life in general. So instead of picking one, I offer a sampling for your consideration of what's on my mind:

• One year later, people can still get married, but now they can't pee. It's tough to see this as progress.
• Society still teaches "don't get ( Read more... )

[Context: After the UK voted, in a referendum, to leave the EU, a lot of folks are saying not "How have we so thoroughly failed to present our ideas?" but rather "See, this is what happens when you let PEOPLE decide things ( Read more... )

I feel so powerless in the wake of the Orlando Shooting. And as someone who spends a lot of time in women only space, I'm asking how I can be a better ally to the men in my life. I want to better understand what it's like to grow up as male in this culture. What kind of support is needed? What can I provide--as a friend, partner, community member ( Read more... )

My favorite form of ageism is when people disparage young folk who want jobs with a satisfying social impact as naïve and even lazy (because they don't want to 'pay their dues' doing meaningless labor so someone else can make money). Like, here are people who *want to go out of their way* to do work that helps others and makes the world a better ( Read more... )

Just heard about the tragedy in Florida. My liberal friends are already speaking out, so if I'm going to contribute meaningfully to this conversation, it has to be from a conservative, Christian perspective ( Read more... )