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Social Media and the Hypnotization of the Masses
Yesterday I was scanning my Facebook feed in the wake of yet another mass shooting here in the United States. There were two yesterday plus a lock-down at UNC Chapel Hill. A friend had posted the breaking news about San Bernardino and I saw a comment that said, “Great. Something else to blame the Republicans […]
The Shepherd of the Broken-Hearted Babies, Chapter 3 (#SBHB)
If you missed the first two chapters click here. I sat there in stunned silence pondering this question that the Shepherd had posed. How could I know who died happier? I knew that she was waiting for a certain answer to see if I was jiving with her ways or not. I most assuredly felt […]
Social Media – I’ve Been Doing It Wrong
Over the last few months I’ve been watching an effort increasingly gain momentum in the online world. When I first heard about it I shared it myself because I thought it was really really cool, but then I found out that the person who started promoting it initially was doing so because this group was […]
My 100 reasons to live
Today I read a book by Molly Cantrell-Kraig called “I want to die: 100 reasons you shouldn’t.” (not an affiliate link). Molly’s idea is that sometimes a person who is in despair just needs to be reminded that life is worth living, and she gives 100 reasons why life is worth holding on to. Molly’ […]
Why I deleted my Pinterest account
Alas for Pinterest…I knew it, Horatio…~Hamlet I have never been really good at following trends. When I was in fifth grade, everyone decided that any pant leg that, like, moved, was a bell bottom, and they also decided that bell bottoms were the stupidest things ever. Therefore, everyone had to roll up their pant legs […]
Let’s Talk About…A New Series
In trying to think about blog topics lately, I’ve kind of gotten a bit itchy. If a lot of people were writing how-to posts before I started my engagement series, even more people are writing them now. And besides, now that I’ve been in the online world for a bit, I am acutely, nay, keenly […]