May 24, 2019Bring Back the Nazi MomsMore school shootings, more dead teenagers, and more handwringing about this epidemic. We didn’t have these incidents decades ago and yet we still had as many guns per capita. What gives? I pose a theory — The Nazi moms are gone. Sounds shocking! Unpolitically correct!! Let me explain… To subsidize…Parenting7 min readParenting7 min read
Apr 23, 2019Stealing HeavenReflections on Easter before they fade After Easter, there are often resolutions made, just like after Christmas. Maybe it’s because of a church service attended in, I don’t know, forever. Maybe it’s finding that bunny really is hollow, dammit. Or maybe life has handed you lemons and your recipe for…Christianity4 min readChristianity4 min read
Apr 9, 2019The Kings of the World Need the Daniels of the WorldWhen my husband and I were younger, just a couple years ago (snort), we held a house church for high schoolers in our home. We were full of energy then, or maybe just coffee and delusionistas grandiosa. Our evenings began with what teens considered food (sigh), the memory of it…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Feb 23, 2019The Late Great State of Women’s SportsTitle lX. A stupendous victory for women athletes and women’s sports — more equity with men in college scholarship funds. Athletics was not the original focus of Title lX, but since 1972, it was included, giving women better chances at college sports scholarships to pay for their education. …Sports7 min readSports7 min read
Jan 22, 2019L’chaim…To Life!I love the musical Fiddler on the Roof — such a joyous celebration of life set within dire circumstances. Amid the 1905 Russian Revolution, an oppressed Jewish village boisterously sings, “L’chaim! L’chaim! To life!” They celebrate Tevye, a poor milkman who has offered his daughter’s hand to the wealthy butcher…Abortion6 min readAbortion6 min read
Dec 21, 2018Best. Gift. Ever.It’s just so simple “Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat…” Or is it just me? Oh dear. So many gingerbread men, so little time. And as the saying goes, I can’t blame the holidays when I was fat in August. But Christmas does provide ways to lighten our…Christianity6 min readChristianity6 min read
Nov 4, 2018What Then Shall We Do?Playing the Trump card The pilot episode of ‘Border Crisis’ has aired with a new episode approaching soon. The second round of ‘Judicial Octagon’ is over and left us all wondering if we can survive these fall lineups. Now it’s midterm elections and we’re forced to decide what reality show…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Mar 22, 2018Not One More?The “March for Our Lives” is slated for March 24 in several major cities. It’s a demonstration fueled by the terribly tragic shooting in Parkland, FL and their mantra is, “Not One More.” Not one more student to die from gun violence. Despite the march being backed by strong left-wing…Guns7 min readGuns7 min read
Aug 2, 2017Ode to PoliticianismI feel like a dinosaur these days — TyrannosauRuth. I’m settling into sediments of the Moralazoic Era because I detest the trailer-trash behavior of today, especially in current elected officials. I long for bygone days, an age of decency. A time where manners mattered, where silver and leaders were polished…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Jul 7, 2017My Country ’Twas of Theeby Ruth Ellen Johnson There’s this unspoken fear that if writers stop writing they’ll forget how and turn into an ameba or something. But I chanced it. Life in a petri dish seemed peaceful in May and my mind needed a vacation from politics and film. There’s only so much…Politics7 min readPolitics7 min read
