(excellence in blogging, of course) Rush Limbaugh died yesterday of lung cancer. I'm in with a pretty solid crowd of very liberal people on Twitter and IG and the blogging world. I donate money and time to Democratic candidates locally and across the country when needed. I have a RGB action figure and still have my 2016 HRC "I'm with Her" magnet on my laptop stand. Safe, loved, and warm, right? When news broke of Limbaugh's passing and my Twitter feed began its tapdance of glee, I tweeted ...
History and relief
Yesterday this happened: Embed from Getty Images In case this image embed breaks years from now, it's Kamala Harris being sworn in as the first woman, Black, and South Asian Vice President. Getty is sharing $499 for the use of this photo if you don't embed. And if you haven't noticed, my sponsor game doesn't exist. And Joe Biden is now President. It was so lovely to watch and so nice to wake up not having to worry if the president pissed off a foreign power by tweeting some inane, ...
I never thought I’d blog about an attempted coup but HERE WE ARE…
One of the things blogging software lets you do is schedule posts in advance. Like, yesterday's Cricut post. I wrote it on Tuesday and tossed it in the queue so it would show up yesterday morning. In umpty years from now when the historians scour blogs for what life was like on January 6th, they'll look at January 6th's blog posts and see me nattering away about smiley face stickers. I hope they have the smarts to look at what people are writing on January 7th. So yesterday THIS happened here ...
About the election…
The race wasn't called for Biden/Harris for four harrowing days post-election. The Biden/Harris team won the popular vote and the electoral vote; however, Trump and his minions are filing lawsuits in various states trying to cast doubts on the legitimacy of the election. In some cases, they're challenging the mail in results. In others, they're challenging the voting machines. His challenges are being overturned and declined, but the damage these lawsuits are causing to the American people on a ...
Election Day 2020
It's all come down to this day. I wrote and sent hundreds of postcards for downballot Democrats across the country. I donated money to political campaigns that I believed in. I texted with Victory 2020. The last wave of initial texting is finished, but we'll be picking up replies until polls close. I was both prayed for and called trash by Trump supporters. I was scolded and thanked by Biden supporters. And I was wooed by a Kanye supporter. And although my favored candidate (Warren) ...
Postcards to Voters
As part of my evolution into baby activist, I have been writing with Postcards to Voters for over two years now. (I signed up in October 2018, which is another reason I'm happy I keep a blog.) And while we are creeping up to the point where it might be too late to send a postcard now for the November 3 election, postcard campaigns are sent year-round for Democratic* candidates. No matter who wins the presidency, the fight for everyone in the US to be safe, loved, and warm never stops. If ...
Covid-19 journal – October 2020
This isn't a very fleshed out post, but I have to record that Donald Trump and a good number of influential Republicans have tested positive for Covid-19, just about a month out from the election. On one hand, it's not surprising because they've spent months trying to downplay this mess as a bad flu. On the other hand, sweet merciful crap! Trump is the one guy who could have had a billion safeguards in place against getting it, and still. We woke up at 3:30am Friday morning because Murphy ...
Catchup
So hey, it's been a while. Haven't felt like blogging. Here's what I've been up to. (Clockwise from top left.) In light of recent current events on this dark timeline where we now have Supreme Court Justice Ragey McPrepbro -- and conservatism aside because at times I have voted Republican, is this the most sterling candidate he could come up with? -- I signed up with Postcards to Voters and am writing til my hand cramps up. So you didn't think President Trump would be a big deal and ...
Families Belong Together – Philadelphia
When in the course of human events, you realize that current, government-sanctioned practices fly SQUARELY in the face of your idea that everyone should be Safe, Loved, and Warm, you get off your ass and go hollering. Which is how I found myself in Philadelphia on Saturday for the Philadelphia Families Belong Together rally. Because I can't be in this only for myself. I took the train in. It was full of people of all ages, with crafty signs and optimistic smiles. It was one of the ...
My Resist Kit
I mentioned before the steps that I am taking to become more involved. Two of those actions were phone calls and writing postcards. Here's where I'm at... I'm still using the Action Checklist for Americans of Conscience to guide my actions. I can't recommend this list enough. Not only does it have action items without the usual screaming sky-is-falling hype you see on Twitter, it contains a multitude of links to the stories behind the issues, which I appreciate. It comes out on Sundays. I ...
Safe, loved, and warm in 2018
I promised myself on my birthday that I would do more to make sure my neighbors (here in NJ and in the USA) can be safe, loved and warm. Here's how I'm trying to do that in 2018. 1. I have switched my political affiliation, again. Again-again? I really didn't want to, because I belonged to a third party and I believe we really need some more third parties involved. However, in New Jersey you cannot vote in primaries unless you are one of the Big Two, so I filled out a form and picked a ...
Currently, exhausted homeowner edition
Reading Al Franken, Giant of the Senate. I'm enjoying his outsider's perspective on running for a Senate seat and his experiences working in DC. I was inspired to switch my party affiliation to the Democrats, but then Donna Brazile had to be Donna Brazile and I changed my mind. I'll remain a member of my currently-also-batshit-crazy third party and wait until the DNC grows up a bit more. Tuesday is election day, so get out and vote. Hate what's going on? Hit up your local races. Loving The ...
