There’s a woman that works in my coffee shop. She happens to be transgender. We’ve talked a bunch of times I go there a lot because during pandemic it was very close to my house and it was an easy way to get out and move around a little bit…
Racism isn’t hard to understand. If you hate or you believe that you are inherently better than another person because their skin color is different from yours, that’s racist. If a white man murders eight Asian people, six of them women, because he needed to “remove the temptation” for his…
A recent headline proclaimed that Trump is trying to divide us so he can win the election. I don’t know whether he will win re-election, but I do know that division may be the only thing Trump has actually accomplished during his entire time in office. Americans are angrier than…
May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
SPOILER: Opinions ahead
“I’d like to live to be old.” — Bren Osborn
In October of last year, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases that will determine whether it is legal for a company to fire a…
What can be said that hasn’t already been said? What kind of information can I provide that someone more qualified hasn’t already told us? What in the hell does one write about when the entire world is in an unprecedented state of terror? I can tell readers that they’re not…
So what do you do when your partner/common-law spouse/live-in person is going out of town and leaving you to solo parent for a week? The ideas are endless. How about coming up with nutritious, but creative meals for your kids? Chicken nuggets with a broccoli kicker — no way! Have…
NOTE: A version of this was originally published on February 20, 2020. I feel like it is more important than ever to acknowledge our service workers, our “essential” workers who are keeping the country running while deal with COVID-19. This has been updated and edited.
I see you. You’re walking…
I am terrified. The fear is likely unfounded, but it exists nonetheless. I had my first mammogram recently (one of those things that you do after you turn 40) and they called a couple of days later to tell me they need to do more imaging on one of my…
Last night’s Super Bowl halftime performance featured Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, two Latina artists. Their performance, like so many halftime shows before, is already causing internet controversy. But, I’ve got no desire to debate the…
Am I Twitter famous now? I’ve been retweeted by a blue check account… granted, he retweeted a tweet about him. I also wrote a tweet last week that garnered the attention of some Twitter trolls. Isn’t that the ultimate mark of internet famous? Watch out world! Here come the witty…
