Why I’m Saying Goodbye To Trump Voters
This story has been a year in the making. I wrongly thought it wouldn’t need to be written. I assumed people in my real and online life would see the vile cartoon character of Donald Trump and reject him.
I waited.
Have you watched the “Red Wedding” Game of Thrones episode this week? Apparently there was a bloodbath in the last few minutes that blew fans minds. I didn’t watch the show as I’m not a fan. I attempted to watch the first season and it did nothing for me, but the reaction I was…
There’s nothing like a presidential debate to make someone feel like there is a murderer around every corner and that life just sucks. For all it’s warts, there are great things going on in America. For all the scare tactics, the percentages of dying in a…
Up with People/Down with Politicians
Wednesday at the Stoplight is a weekly look at the serious and the absurd, the funny and the sweet, with some old-fashioned curmudgeon snark thrown in. These are the stream of consciousness thoughts I have while waiting at the stoplight.
Approval.
It’s a dirty word that clings to us from birth to death. We search for it, we yearn for it. We’ll lie, cheat, and steal for it. The pursuit of approval causes despair and self-loathing. Finding it is only temporary before we move onto the next need.
Why I Don’t Buy Trumps Bleak Vision of America
Donald Trump is the nominee of the Republican party.
I never thought I’d write that sentence, but it’s now a fact. Somehow, Trump was able to convince enough uneducated white voters to go against their self-interest by using a tired old tactic that still…
Wednesday at the Stoplight is a weekly look at the serious and absurd, the funny and sweet, with some old-fashioned curmudgeon snark thrown in. These are the random thoughts I have while waiting…
