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 I just couldn't do it. I had about fifty pages left but gave up reading Prince Harry's memoir, 'Spare.' I should have stopped soon after reading this paragraph near the very start. " The weather was quintessentially April. Not quite winter, not yet spring. The trees were bare, but the air was soft. The sky was gray, but the tulips were popping. The light was pale, but the indigo lake ... " (This is where I insert meme of child with smirk on face, or, Homer Simpson backing into the bushes- if I had the copyright) Most celebs have a ghostwriter. I remember listening to a radio host interview Maureen McCormick, Marcia, Marcia, Marcia, from the 70's tv show, The Brady Bunch., who was promoting her memoirs. The host asked questions as he read passages, then he delivered a quote. Maureen said, (I'm paraphrasing) "Oh, that's nice. Who said that?" After an appropriate amount of silence, he replied, "Supposedly, you."  Harold chose J. R...

AP News: "Are you sure you understand what exactly tariffs do, Ms. Leavitt?" Leavitt: "You're an asshole. Next." CNN: "Why are you so defensive? Can you answer a question without...?" Leavitt: "You, in the purple - you made a poopy face. Next!" NY times: "Why aren't the price of eggs going down?  Trump claimed the economy would be great for everyone. It's clearly not happening." Leavitt: "Biden killed all the chickens. He killed them all. Killed them allkilledthemallkill..." Washington Post: "American citizens are not feeling very optimistic right now. As you speak, the DOW is plummeting." Leavitt: "Liar! Shoot him! Shoo..." AP News: "I'm actually watching Fox News and watching the ticker scrawl. On Fox News." Leavitt: "Melania, I'm busy right now. Shut the door. Get me a coke!" (((confused reporters))) The Guardian: "Ms. Leavitt, are you okay?" Leavitt:...

  I have relatives who have never voted in any election. They are not interested in politics and apparently don't care what happens. They just go with the flow of ignorance. I had to look to see how many other people stayed home November 5th.  Turns out it's a lot. 90 million people decided voting wasn't important enough to drive, walk, write in, to make their voices heard. Only 64% of eligible voters came out that day.  I have a niece who lives in her own bubble. She whines about everything. She cannot keep a job. She complains about gas prices, food prices, the cost of partying. She actually had the nerve to ask on FB funds for a concert she wanted to attend. This at a time when her mother, my sister, couldn't work because she had been living with an injury she didn't have insurance to get fixed. My niece says every single day she loathes the way she looks, despises who she is as she posts another selfie on her media feed. Every single day. She has zero interest i...

   Seems Bernie Sanders was in my backyard the other day. I did not get the message. I doubt I would have gone to see him anyway. What's the point?  A YouTube vlogger I just watched is optimistic. My sister texted me feeling hopeful. I gave her the thumbs up but I don't understand what they think has changed. Sanders was always outspoken. He's a guy who warned us. He's the guy who got out there and raised the alarm. So what. The people who came to see him talk were not MAGAS. They are the same people who liked him before the apocalypse and still like him. So why y'all feeling hopeful? And, where are the young people, the ones whose future is in jeopardy? Where are they!? Oh, boycotting Target. Let's boycott one store even though every major box store is guilty of cowardice. And let's announce that boycott on X, the social media pit, owned by an insane man. It pisses me off when I see liberals criticize Musk, yet use X.  I used to watch Good Mythical Morning,...

 Remember Sophia Rosing ? She was the delightful drunkard who spewed forth the n word so vastly into the ether. She was a college student (no longer) who was returning from a bacchanal and was approached by another student who was on night duty that evening. Ms. Rosing did not appreciate being in the vicinity of the person with a skin a darker shade of pale. She was eventually given a one year prison sentence for her potty mouth.   Now after serving four months, she wants out. She says she is reformed. She claims she will never, ever use that word again. Her lawyer is incensed she received any jail time at all. According to him, she's a good girl who just had too much to drink and never used that kind of language before.  Uh, sure.  There is another story of a young, white male who was at a company get together who was sitting near a group of Latina women. He expressed his desire to have authorities be allowed to slice their throats. He also made reference to so...

  Ah, Spring. Not exactly here yet, but my living room window disagrees. It opened by itself today. I live in a house which was built in 1895. Some day I'll write about its former owners. The windows are original with the pulley and weights to open and close them. The one window has no lock so sometimes (like three in the morning) I will hear a screeching, as if a banshee has arrived and wants my soul. It takes me awhile to figure out it's the damn window.  Oh, daylight savings time. What an evil idea. Who decided this diabolical 'thing' is a necessity? It shouldn't bother me because I no longer have to get up at five am to get ready for work. I can sleep. Ha! Sleep. I miss it. I've turned into an insomniac. One of my favorite Stephen King books is, 'Insomnia,' where Ralph, the main character, continues to wake up earlier and earlier until he is only getting three hours of sleep. That's me. So, I'll be awake when we spring ahead, me and the birdi...

   Everyone needs to watch this . I have sleepless nights worrying about this because I'm terrified if I am ever in a situation where someone needs my help, whether I have the courage to step in, even as others refuse to get involved. Watching this video helps me to understand the psychological mindset most of us are in at a time when we witness an anomaly in our daily lives. Especially now, in these very dark days we need to find our inner strength. Don't wait for the person next to you to intervene. You be that person. I will be that person.