Donald Trump has obviously become a very polarizing public figure. Every public comment or tweet is subject to disection and dirision. Deserved or not will depend on your politics, but last week I was struck by two critiques: both their similarities and how divergent they were. The first was the photo of Kathy Griffin…
Read MoreI Knit Where I Want
A few weeks ago during the hockey playoffs Twitter was a twitter when this photo started making the rounds: Not being a hockey fan, I stumbled across it inadvertently when someone I follow (an avid Pittsburg fan) tweeted about her. I've never heard of her but she might be my hero. 😀 — Bonnie Morse…
Read MoreWhat Melania Trump Taught Me About Instagram
A month or so ago I read a post analyzing Melania Trump’s personality based on her Twitter photos. It’s a bit of a scary concept, people judging your motives and psyche based on the photos you post. It made me wonder what conclusions someone could draw from my Instagram photos. Like most people using Instagram,…
Read MoreMy Facebook Anniversary
The weekend marked the tenth anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings, so I wasn’t surprised this morning when I had a notification that today was my tenth anniversary on Facebook. It’s odd to connect the two events, but I remember so clearly in the aftermath of the shooting the discussion about how students received information…
Read MoreWell Lit
I know it’s a bit early but today I put up my outside Christmas lights. I try to put them up on a nice-ish day in late October or early November, but usually don’t turn them on until December. I don’t know why I consider it such a victory when they’re done; maybe it’s my irrational…
Read MoreBeginning of NaBloPoMo
November is traditionally National Blog Post Month (NaBloPoMo). Last year I participated and enjoyed it. This year, it’s after 9:00 pm on the first and – I’ve got nothing. A couple of ideas; nothing close to being ready and with the time change: my bed is calling. While I’m not sure I’m going to do…
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Windy Wonderings 