I’m going to assume much of this issue is regionally based.
I was raised on ma’am and sir, not by my parents but socially. Miss might get used at times to get someone’s attention or with someone younger, but even then you could still get away with ma’am most of the time. Continue reading
Running has been an off and on passion of mine since high school. It didn’t start with myself though. Like many things in life, motivation was kindled from the opposite sex. I was attracted to someone that joined the cross county team and so I did as well. I liked running already so it wasn’t a hard choice either and the high school girls I went to school with looked good in their short outfits. It’s easier to keep pace behind someone that you really want to keep looking at. Continue reading
I would agree with most of my friends that I tend to be a food separatist. You know, we’re the people you see eating that work on one item at a time on their plate, sometimes even going so far as to physically separate the food items into discreet and noticeable areas to better delineate the differences.
So yes, I think I do tend to pick at one thing and then move onto the next. But after a recent experience I have new insight into why I, who knows about why others do it, might be like this.
I was going to tell my new doctor a joke to explain why it isn’t always easy to remember to take medications everyday when I’m traveling but he didn’t seem like he was in a chatty mood…
“I want to take Ginko but I keep forgetting.”
Squirrel!
-SFA
Unfortunately I’ve found myself sucked into the social media thing and tend to quick post something instead of taking the time to flesh out thoughts into my blog, including yet another book i started writing and will likely not finish. Today is supposed to be international women’s day. It was interesting to learn that women can also practice misogyny. I presumed it was just a male against female thing.
One of my dating apps was advocating women taking the first step. So, why don’t women? Belief in ‘traditional values’? Would they have to acknowledge the fear that men may face asking out women? What other motivators/demotivators play their role in this? As a male or is and probably will remain a mystery.
#internationalwomensday
People are angry.
They are grieving.
Some people are happy.
They are dancing in the street.
We fight for and cherish the ability to speak and not be persecuted.
We vote, both men AND women.
We can choose not to testify against ourselves.
We can do so many other things others cannot elsewhere on this planet.
We can do these things because we have a democracy. You may or may not like the outcome of the presidential race. But you should celebrate that it was our choice. It was our voice as a people. Only the future will be able to say what we were trying to say. But in the now you can say that we exercised our right to choose.
Feel the decision. What does it mean that it was so close or in another way, that we were so divided?
How many people use the word politician as a nice word? What does that say about our impression of politicians?
Focus on the now.
We might have bias and guesses on the future. People will shake their fists at the sky claiming to know that the country is falling apart.
Others, theirs hands together in thanks that a change is upon us.
Focus on the now.
Focus on how to heal the anger and the divide.
Claiming that you will move out of the country degrades that choice of freedom that was exercised. Some would say you should be forced out of the country for being unpatriotic but it’s your right to speak those thoughts.
Claims that the change is upon us is a signal that people are unhappy. Did Trump win or did Clinton lose? Stupid sounding question? Think about it.
If you want the change, now you have to fight for it. Prove that the America of the past is far better than what the other candidate had planned.
Fight dammit! Don’t be passive!
We are a people that lead ourselves. You must earn it and you must fight to preserve it. If you want change let your voice be heard. Let the stomping of your feet be felt. Be the wrench that causes others to take a second look.
Focus on the now to be the change for the future.
-SFA
I was choosing between two places to try for lunch and there are some new places i haven’t tried. Fortune favored me and one was opening before the other. Easy peasy choice. Olive Branch Bistro it is. Continue reading
Fear is a tremendous thing.
Fear is a base emotion.
From one moment to another, fear helps us to define ourselves.
Spoiler alert, crazy sentence coming up. Continue reading
I am not a morning person.
I feel I may have been at some point in the past since I used to enjoy getting up early and going for a run when it was still chilly and dark outside. Your breath couldn’t be seen until the dawn light trickled over the horizon. I guess age catches up and I prefer a later morning wake up now. Continue reading
Before I get to the main reason I’m writing, I need to give a little back story. A few weeks ago I decided to actually re-read something I wrote. For me this is actually pretty unusual as I normally write and just leave it alone. Continue reading