Courting Destiny

My FICO score went down more than 120 points over two missed payments (that I didn’t know I missed as the bill said zero balance) of—-$4.95 a month. Yes this is all over $9.90–with fees and everything else, it came to $30. I found this out because of an alert from Credit Karma. The credit card company I owed this… View Post

There are two words I consciously try not to use: “miracle,” and any variation of “blessed.” I do this because, I believe that a true miracle is a rarity. Blessed is a holy word best used, I think, to honor the dead or in a religious context. That said this past week I have felt incredibly blessed, and that what… View Post

You say, a bit too proudly, that after President Obama was elected you went about your day, didn’t scream from the rafters, and accepted his presidency. That is true. At the same time, other people were screaming that he wasn’t born in the USA and demanding to see his birth certificate–only the long form would do. The current occupant of… View Post

History, especially American history, and 20th-century history, has always been one of my biggest passions. I’m not going to go into all the reasons we’re on the road to Fascism–see Facebook, many many blogs, and newspapers, but every single thing that Drumpf does points to it. How can people believe that we’re being “negative” when so many Americans escaped Communism,… View Post

Rebecca is an amazing person, with a great voice, I’ve been privileged to know for awhile now. I was introduced to #EndTheStigma campaign this past weekend.  Today I found an article from Mashable about #EndTheStigma. I’d like to take this opportunity to break some self-stigma.  I have mental health challenges.  I’ve been in psych wards in the past and thought… View Post