WYFP: Overreliance on technology!
Rant on: I went to the pharmacy one evening earlier this week to pick up one of Mom’s medication refills. After a long wait, I finally was at the head of the line. They verified who I was and that I...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 2/20-26/22: Psychology and Motherhood Edition
This past week, there was a story about some horrible, racist, murderous right-wing young adult man. And in the Comments, some blamed his mother! I pushed back, they pushed back, there was a surprising...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 3/13-19/22: Ukraine Edition
There has been criticism from the extreme right (Or is it the extreme left? Who supposedly likes Putin these days? It’s so confusing! — Of course it’s not really confusing at all; the GOP hates...
View ArticleWYFP? Customer Service? With a Poll!
Note: If you don’t like rants, please feel free to skip down to the photo and video and/or directly to Comments. Rant On: As most of you know, I am full-time caregiver for my elderly mother. Welp, she...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 4/3-9/22: Abortion and Hard Work Edition
There were two (at least!) stories this week where the rhetoric doesn’t comport with the facts when it comes to women, so I want to address those first with a little fact checking. AbortionFrom the...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 4/10-16/22: Easter Edition
Happy Holy Saturday! The day Christians more or less reenact the wait for the resurrection of Christ tomorrow. Meanwhilst, isn’t it interesting how prominent women become on Easter morning? King James...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 5/1-7/22: Mostly Abortion Of Course
Welp, folks, now that the right to abortion and the entire right to privacy may be about to be demolished, it’s past time to realise that we need our candidates to win the popular vote over and over...
View ArticleCongress: Outlaw the Death Penalty in the United States
Democrats, stand up for the underdogs: Boldly push forward legislation to end the death penalty nationwide.The death penalty has long been known to be biased — racist and classist and ableist....
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 05/22-28/2022
The week’s worst news, of course, was the mass shooting in Uvalde, TX. Never forget: Women in the US are 28 times more likely to be killed by guns than women in other high-income countries (many more...
View ArticleTesting YouTube link
So there’s some question about YouTube videos. When I try one back in draft it does fine. Will it publish? Inquiring minds want to know! So here we go. xYouTube VideoCan you see? Also, it’s a very...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 6/5-11/2022: Toxic Masculinity Edition
Welp, the GOP continues to blame mass shootings on everything but guns. Doors, pot, mental illness, video games, and now smartphones. Meanwhilst, Cucker Tarlson insists that we need “traditional...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 7/31-8/6/2022: Abortion Edition - aren't they...
Let’s start by demolishing an abortion myth, shall we? I am not an Ob/Gyn, but I can look one up on the Internet. First a little background: As most of you probably know by now, the strictest...
View ArticleThermal Thursday: Christianity and Abortions
Welcome to Street Prophets Coffee Hour! Thermal for the warmth of a good cup of coffee or your preferred beverage, as well as the warmth of a more progressive religion and community.I’ll probably be...
View ArticleThermal Thursday: Christianity and Environmentalism
Welcome to Street Prophets Coffee Hour! Thermal for the warmth of a good cup of coffee or your preferred beverage, as well as the warmth of a more progressive religion and community.Or it’s still warm...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 9/11-17/22: Fact Checking Edition
Welcome to the War on Women! GIven recent attempts to stake out an abortion ban after 15 weeks as the “moderate” position, let’s look at the facts regarding later-term abortions. And just say NO! Do...
View ArticleThermal Thursday: Christianity and Taxes
Welcome to Street Prophets Coffee Hour! Thermal for the warmth of a good cup of coffee or your preferred beverage, as well as the warmth of a more progressive religion and community.Or it’s still warm...
View ArticleThermal Thursday: Plastics!
Welcome to Street Prophets Coffee Hour! Thermal for the warmth of a good cup of coffee or your preferred beverage, as well as the warmth of a more progressive religion and community.Or in some parts of...
View ArticleThermal Thursday: Christianity and Criminal Justice
Welcome to Street Prophets Coffee Hour! Thermal for the warmth of a good cup of coffee or your preferred beverage, as well as the warmth of a more progressive religion and community. Feel free to share...
View ArticleThermal Thursday: Christianity and Apologising for the Hurt
Welcome to Street Prophets Coffee Hour! Thermal for the warmth of a good cup of coffee or your preferred beverage, as well as the warmth of a more progressive religion and community. Feel free to share...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 10/9-15/22: Medical Abortion Fact Check Edition
I have been using this space to present some hard medical facts so that you can discuss them with people you might know who are anti-choice. Much of this stance from voters is based on disinformation...
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