Author Archives: Susan
Inciting Violence
Violence advocated by persons in authority positions. This is one of my hot buttons. This includes teachers bullying students, law enforcement officers who think it is OK to beat up people they arrest even if they are not resisting, and … Continue reading
Marriage
Marriage. It means different things to different people. And there are all types of marriages out there both within Western culture and in other cultures around the world. There’s a big fuss right now about wanting to legally define marriage. … Continue reading
Thank you, Dragon
With the successful splashdown and recovery of the Dragon capsule yesterday of the SpaceX flight, the U.S. is once again able to send things to the International Space Station AND return things, without the assistance of a foreign government. It … Continue reading
The Internal Jukebox has gone mad
I guess God heard me when I said I needed to reprogram my brain for something other than the two pieces we are singing in Sunday’s concert [see the note at the end of “A Rant…” below]. And God has … Continue reading
A Rant about Grammar and Punctuation
Is proper writing becoming a lost art? Are the heavy hands of journalism so infecting our system that things that used to be “required” in typewritten documents became “optional” to the detriment of sentence clarity? I will give examples, but … Continue reading
Fighting City Hall
I have a friend who is literally fighting city hall on behalf of many who are being abused by the code compliance department. He’s also trying to get the city to follow their own rules and state law with respect … Continue reading
Will anyone want to listen?
I’ve felt the need for more space to express myself than I feel Facebook or e-mail affords me. For some time now I’ve wanted a place to post my opinions on “stuff.” Now I have one. I don’t know if … Continue reading