No one needs an assault rifle. Or a semi-automatic rifle. Or whatever the semantic difference is that people think is important and is really not because that’s not the point. No one needs an AR-15 to defend themselves. No one needs to open carry a semi-automatic weapon. No one needs one to protect themselves from…
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Conscious Uncoupling
“It is with great sadness The United States of America today announced its decision to split after nearly 250 years together.” “After careful consideration and numerous attempts at mediation, the United States of America has come to the conclusion that mutual cohabitation is no longer a viable option. Both parties ask you to respect their privacy…
Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough To Make Me Go Home
I don’t recognize the country I left eight years ago. I don’t recognize my home. When I left, I never feared being shot over a parking spot or of my life ending in a pool of bloody popcorn kernels while watching a blockbuster onscreen. I didn’t have nightmares of my children being gunned down at school,…
Good Guys with Guns
My sister told a funny story over Christmas. Our mother, waiting to pull into a parking space, was thwarted by a black-hearted parking space thief. Righteous and indignant, she got out of her own car, knocked on the window of the other and proceeded to tell the driver off. My mother didn’t swear or rant…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 