Tag Archives: Current Events

Packing Light

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Silverwynde

Over the weekend, I managed to pack up some of my toiletries: my deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush, hairbrush, along with some OTC medications, were tucked into a pair of gallon sized freezer bags and are now sitting by my suitcase. I … Continue reading →

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Seven Quick Takes Friday: School’s Out Forever Edition

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Silverwynde

1) Current mood: 2) This is your weekly reminder that SCOTUS sucks. Massively. As in, singularity levels of suck. 3) Thought for the Week: To those of you on summer vacation, you survived. In more ways than one. 4) I … Continue reading →

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Seven Quick Takes Friday: Holiday Road Edition

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Silverwynde

1) Current mood: 2) This is your weekly reminder that the Supreme Court is neither. 3) Thought for the Week: All those kids who were shot to death in Uvalde this week were once fetuses and also had heartbeats. Where … Continue reading →

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A Semi Coherent Update

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Silverwynde

The last week hasn’t been kind in the least. Hell, yesterday we had yet another school shooting, this time in Texas, with a death toll of at least 19 children. I don’t have any words. Mentally, I’m exhausted. Very exhausted. … Continue reading →

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Seven Quick Takes Friday: Monke Business Edition

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Silverwynde

1) Current mood: 2) This is your weekly reminder that #FacebookIsTrash. 3) Thought for the Week: Not my circus, not my monkeys… Oh wait. Those are my monkeys. Yikes. 4) The last two days were gorgeous. Now we’re getting snow. … Continue reading →

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I Have No Words

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Silverwynde

I’m still trying to process what I saw this morning, the video of Ukraine. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to watch but I needed to see it; the truth is not pretty but it must be … Continue reading →

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To Ukrainians In Need

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Silverwynde
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Past and Present

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Silverwynde

By now, everyone knows that Russia has declared war on Ukraine. To be honest, I had already braced for the worst since last week; there were rumors that Putin would invade Ukraine during the Olympics. I had been waiting for … Continue reading →

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Prescient

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Silverwynde

Honestly? It was pure coincidence that I made that choice for Sunday Morning Nostalgia Crush. I had no idea what had happened; when I did hear about it, I was absolutely stunned. Sixty five is not that old. Not nowadays, … Continue reading →

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Seven Quick Takes Friday: Resting Grinch Face Edition

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Silverwynde

1) Current mood: 2) This is your weekly reminder that #FacebookIsTrash. 3) Thought for the Week: Merry Christmas to all, and to all, shut the hell up. 4) It happened again: someone tried to turn in the count sheet this … Continue reading →

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