“Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.”- Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight People as things...it all keeps coming back to that, doesn't it? I could continue to promote my book or run my mouth on what's bothering me. If you know me or follow me at…
"You do not finally win a state of freedom that is protected forever. It doesn't work that way." - Coretta Scott King I've shared it before, but that particular sentiment has become even more apt in recent days. A couple weeks ago, one of our senior dogs died at home…
"In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every age has consisted of crises that seemed intolerable to the people who lived through them."- Brooks Atkinson"The only good thing about the good old days is they're gone."-…
“How difficult it has become to decipher the truth from the fictitious, to trust one’s own eyes over the art of image distortion. Information is power and if readings have taught us anything, it is that power inevitably corrupts.”“Evil does not just arise from nothingness, most of the time it…
“The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.” - Terry Pratchett, Hogfather If people aren't referring to our neurological disorders as super powers (power of running into things I have over thee), they're waxing poetic about the possibility we're the descendants of fairies. Sure,…
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” - Eleanor Roosevelt I've seen a lot of debate over this sentiment, and its origin. I don't think it excuses wrongdoing. Obviously people can and do treat others as inferior, but we aren't obligated to feel inferior. It doesn't define…
"It does not matter to me:Wherever you are grievingWhether Paris, Damascus, Jerusalem, Bamako,Mexico or Beirut or New York CityMy heart, too, is bruisedAnd dragging." - Alice Walker Remember when the pandemic started, and some people were very upset businesses closed? Those same people have been super happy as businesses start…
"Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation." - Coretta Scott King This year continues to remind us Covid19 isn't the only problem ravaging our country. Near the beginning of NY pausing, a meme was making the rounds…
"They think they want good government and justice for all, Vimes, yet what is it they really crave, deep in their hearts? Only that things go on as normal and tomorrow is pretty much like today."― Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay As soon as I found out I was having twins,…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” - Martin Luther King, Jr "It gets better" is another one of those inspirational sayings that irks me. Even now,…