R-E-S-P-E-C-T

“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.“ How many of you have heard the following adult-isms? ** Just because your friends do something stupid, that doesn’t mean you have to. ** Well, birds of a feather tend to flock together, so be careful who you migrate with. ** Act your age not […]

Boys Will Be Boys?

A few days ago, I was having a discussion with a friend about what we both find to be the troubling rise in (particularly online, but also general) male anger, resentment, and aggressiveness. I turned the topic over to four male humans I know quite well – my sons, who range in age from 12 […]

We’ll Do It Our Damned Selves

I don’t even need to post any links. By now, everybody and her Mama has heard that R Kelly is back in the news. He is yet again being accused of having sexual relationships with minors. On tape, if we are to believe what our own eyes see. By now, everyblackbody and her Mama has […]

He Didn’t Build That

Y’all. This has been a rough couple of years, has it not? It seems as if all hell has broken loose and the demons are walking among us. There is no time to catch a breath between one crisis and the next. It is no longer clear who is friend and who is foe. It’s […]

A Change Is Coming

So… …Mississippi did what we all knew in our hearts Mississippi would do. (Read this. Right now.) Sure, there was a tiny glimmer of hope, but the deep south has been resistant to change since, well, forever. From the Constitutional Convention to present day, anything resembling fairness and equality has taken a battle. Or a […]

Bonjour!

Well, hello. The cauldron of the world is boiling over with things to be angry, joyful, confused, and sad about, isn’t it? Well, you’re in luck! This Virgo has plenty to say about, well, everything. You are, of course, welcome to join me on this journey to figuring it all out. Some of it anyway. […]

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton