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Reality Bites: Bah! Humbug!

  • Post author:alywelch
  • Post published:December 11, 2025
  • Post category:Personal Reflections/Social Observations

A person of good intelligence and of sensitivity cannot exist in this society very long without having some anger about the inequality – and it’s not just a bleeding-heart, knee-jerk, liberal kind of a thing – it is just a normal human reaction to a nonsensical set of values where…

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Reality Bites: Bully Proof

  • Post author:alywelch
  • Post published:August 27, 2025
  • Post category:Personal Reflections/Social Observations

She had blue skin, And so did he. He kept it hid And so did she. They searched for blue Their whole life through, Then passed right by— And never knew. Shel Silverstein, Masks Be kind. Be yourself. Be honest. No, be quiet. Be as it suits me. me (who…

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Truth in Fiction: Fallen Angels

  • Post author:alywelch
  • Post published:July 29, 2025
  • Post category:Pop Culture/Social Observations

We’ve got to keep the young-uns out of the forest. Otherwise, ain’t nothin’ gonna stop it from happening again. That’s why it’s up to us adults to shoulder the sins of the past.” - Artur Braus, Attack on Titan I meant to post a follow up to my post about…

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Back Down the Rabbit Hole…

  • Post author:alywelch
  • Post published:April 18, 2025
  • Post category:Personal Reflections/Social Observations

I'm not going to repeat anything RFK Jr said about autism, but I'd be remiss if I didn't comment. I saw someone say that fixating on his language was petty, but his language dehumanizes people. Crimes against humanity always begin with dehumanizing language. It's happened to the autistic community before.…

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Truth in Fiction: Only Human

  • Post author:alywelch
  • Post published:January 22, 2025
  • Post category:Personal Reflections/Pop Culture/Social Observations

"This world is a cruel place...but it's also very beautiful." – Mikasa, Attack on Titan I spent the last part of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 watching Attack on Titan with my son. I'm glad he talked me into watching. As I said before, I'd seen parts of the…

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The Cat’s Meow 2024

  • Post author:alywelch
  • Post published:January 9, 2025
  • Post category:Personal Reflections/Pop Culture

"I ate the whole world, and I'll eat it forever." – Marina My annual write ups are my favorite posts because I get to focus on things that I love instead of the things that vex me. As always, everything may not have come out in 2024, but that's when…

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If the writing thing doesn't work out, my backup plans include ninja, rock star, or international jewel thief. >^..^<

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