mother. daughter. semi-reformed punk rocking girl drummer. also, somebody’s wife. i like loud music and comic books and the sound of my sons laughing and cool crisp autumn mornings with leaves crunching under my feet. i like cooking, but i am a miserable baker. i like people who color outside the lines. i like to write, about my life, about things that matter. wisconsin ex-pat, exurban twin cities dweller. believer in people. choose love.
Truthful Wednesday: Nancy Pelosi is great at grand gestures but I wish there was more to see than just a show.
emergentpattern : >> DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS - THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS > > When my children’s eyes look at me and they ask me to explain > It hurts me that I have to l...
I don’t have a horse in this race Like, I’ve legit mostly checked out - though I’ve thrown a little bit of cash at a few - because I’m tired of having my heart broken and I’ll hold my...
So. Party over country, power over Constitution. Banner day. Got it.
mother. daughter. semi-reformed punk rocking girl drummer. also, somebody’s wife. i like loud music and comic books and the sound of my sons laughing and cool crisp autumn mornings with leaves crunching under my feet. i like cooking, but i am a miserable baker. i like people who color outside the lines. i like to write, about my life, about things that matter. wisconsin ex-pat, exurban twin cities dweller. believer in people. choose love.
When Trump got elected, I sat down and took the time to write down what I considered norms - not just the things I believed in, but where the country seemed to be relative to issues I felt impor...
My name is Celi, and JVH changed my life. I first met John in 1996, as a student representative on Macalester’s Alumni Board. I was a sophomore who had made it through my first year by t...
Takes days to tweet about school shootings but he’s right on top of the Kobe Bryant news.
Everything HRC said about him is true but also she needs to STFU this is not a battle in which her voice is needed.
Whatever I feel about any of them individually, this - moments like this - remind me of what could be possible.
But probably can’t because of who all is in attendance… “As devastating as it is to say goodbye, I take great comfort knowing that John left us before the NYT endorsed AKlo. The resultin...
My pal John died yesterday. I call him my pal because that’s how he always signed off his emails. In reality he was a dear friend, a mentor, and without question one of the people who had the g...
mother. daughter. semi-reformed punk rocking girl drummer. also, somebody’s wife. i like loud music and comic books and the sound of my sons laughing and cool crisp autumn mornings with leaves crunching under my feet. i like cooking, but i am a miserable baker. i like people who color outside the lines. i like to write, about my life, about things that matter. wisconsin ex-pat, exurban twin cities dweller. believer in people. choose love.
It shouldn’t have been humanly possible for him to do what he did, and yet.
Neil Peart, Rush Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock Virtuosity, Dead at 67 : schmidlap : > Well, this is just absolutely fucking awful. Oh GODDAMMIT.
So now as I’m leavin’ I’m weary as Hell The confusion I’m feelin’ Ain’t no tongue can tell The words fill my head And fall to the floor That if God’s on our side He’ll stop the ne...
7. One of my colleagues tweeted something to the effect of CLIMATE CHANGE IS HERE THE EARTH IS ON FIRE BUT ALL ANYONE WILL TALK ABOUT IS WAR. Which, I mean, I guess it depends on who you follow...
Honestly unsure who I dislike more, Sanders or Bloomberg.
mother. daughter. semi-reformed punk rocking girl drummer. also, somebody’s wife. i like loud music and comic books and the sound of my sons laughing and cool crisp autumn mornings with leaves crunching under my feet. i like cooking, but i am a miserable baker. i like people who color outside the lines. i like to write, about my life, about things that matter. wisconsin ex-pat, exurban twin cities dweller. believer in people. choose love.