PART 1: The LGBTQ+ Crackdown There is a silence creeping across the country. A silence not born of stillness, but of forced erasure—the scraping out of identities, the extinguishing of lights that once flickered defiantly in public spaces. Laws are not passed with the thundering decree of dictators; they come softly, slipped between pages of […]
Something shady is afoot. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has swiftly become a flashpoint in American politics, raising profound questions about governance, accountability, and constitutional adherence. With Elon Musk cast as the department’s enigmatic advisor and President Trump vocal in his praise, the situation surrounding DOGE is anything but straightforward. The Leadership Conundrum One […]
Diving back into this one, because Reynold’s SNL performance last night just couldn’t keep me away. Recall my first take of the Blake, Baldoni, and Reynolds saga where we found not star-crossed lovers, but a Machiavellian Ryan Reynolds in a three-piece suit counting his cash? Yeah, well, seems like he’s proved the point that he […]
There have only been a handful of times I’ve sat across the wire-rimmed glasses of a psychology major who knows much more about the atrocities of my life than I. One, when I was 7 or eight, having recently found myself still alive after a near-fatal swimming accident. Two, when I was newly married and […]
One of the perks of moving to Orlando was having Disney close by, and we were excited about sharing that experience with our daughter, who has Pitt-Hopkins syndrome. I could always deal with other kids staring, but what I didn’t expect was how much harder it would be to deal with the adults. Once upon […]
Trump’s Gaza Gamble: A High-Stakes Game of Monopoly My family has been knocking it out of the park when it comes to my birthday recently! This is in part due to a little bit of nagging and a lot a bit of love from hubby and the big kids. Knowing I love to play games, […]
The Vortex of It All I stood there with my husband. Late. It was 8 PM, and we had been waiting for two hours. I couldn’t quite figure out why this election was so emotional, even for me. Don’t get me wrong—if you knew me, you’d know me as one of the most emotional people […]
Ah, Hollywood. Where the glitz is shiny, the scandals are scripted, and the real power plays happen behind the scenes. If you’ve been following the Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, and Ryan Reynolds saga, you probably have a few theories yourself. And if you’ve heard Candice Owens’ take—well, buckle up, because she got it wrong. A […]