I was six or seven when I had my first alcoholic beverage. Well, it was only a sip, but the memory is still strong. It was summer and my dad had been working outside, maybe he’d just finished mowing the lawn or chopping some wood. When he finished he came in the kitchen and pulled…
Author: aslynn
Try it out
Per my previous post, try thinking about this meme from the other side. Even I have a hard time with this one. Personally, I find her gorgeous, as a woman and as a human being—and I honestly don’t know what people hate about her. She’s sexy, smart, witty, and well informed. I think what “they”…
Empathy Not Found
I subscribe to a lot of Facebook groups. Some are humorous. Some are news related. Some are focused on science, technology, archeology, and history. I regularly add new groups as I discover ones that I hope will broaden my horizons. Included in that are groups from segments of our population that hold opinions highly opposed…
The Rivers and the Valleys
I’ve been having a hard time with this one. It’s been going around in my mind since finishing Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi, an amazing read I pushed through in a week, a book my first wife had once read and had only positive things to say about. And because I’m an odd ball the…
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Happy 4th
Didn’t get a whole lot done today. Mellow day is a good day. Woke up at 11:30 after haveing a long string of dreams where I was helping my parents move. I was going all over trying to figure out what to pack while they were pretty much unorganize. Part of the dream was in…
Ye Old Friends (Freewrite)
Been listening to an audio book by David Grohl. For those of you who don’t know he was the drummer for Nirvana and has since been the lead for Foo fighters. He also had an epic drum battle with Animal (from the muppets). I always thought his name was pronounced “Growl” because, well, he can…
Belate Response
This screenshot is from a Facebook post I wrote several days ago. The story behind it is fairly straight forward. I follow a lot of groups with members who have political views significantly different than the ones I hold. I do so for the simple reason to keep myself open to alternate viewpoints. Put another…
Sometimes NIMBY (mostly not)
Listening to a local program on Oregon Public Broadcasting yesterday called Think Out Loud. The subject matter was public planning in relation to creating more affordable housing, city planning, building more homeless shelters, etc. I won’t go into many details except to say I’m in full support of cities in this country doing some actual…