No, I mean really — Right before I wrote this, I was thinking of the reason why I have only talked about this twice in almost fifty years, and never written anything about it. It’s because of the setting in which it happened to me. I was involuntarily committed to a short stay at a…

Or is it just “Trauma Porn” to be avoided? To this day, I have never watched the movie The Passion of the Christ. At the time the movie came out, I happened to have an active interest in trying to be Christian. …

It’s like he slapped their mommas Encountering a surprising number of folks who it seems haven’t forgiven, let go of, or gotten over to any healthy degree, the actions taken on the evening of March 22, 2022 by one Willard Carroll Smith II. In fact, they still seem pretty heated…

Not just nope, but hell nope — This will seem to be written too late, because I waited to see Nope when it was streaming on a service I use. It premiered way back in July ’22, so probably most everyone who was planning on watching it has done so. …

Let me tell you why — There have only been a handful of tv shows that I’ve ever considered as must-watch, or by-appointment television. You know — the ones that you set your DVR or Vivo for, or arrange your other activities around. Bill Maher’s HBO show Real Time used to be solidly in that number…

I’m just treading water here — I was just reading about the ongoing war between JK Rowling and Transgender people. I hate “bothsideism” when it pertains to arguments between the political left and right, because in my opinion it is a dodge of the manifest fact that there is much more that is destructive and hateful…

Surprisingly Good — I basically like everything Aubrey Plaza does, so I wasn’t surprised to be pleased with what she does as the titular character in Emily the Criminal. She has this ‘crazy girl you can’t trust but still want to be friends with’ appeal. I enjoy watching when she’s interviewed on talk…

Who deserves what? According to who? — “You deserve love, Jan.” My friend said that to me one day, as a kindness. We were having a lot of honest talks during that time, about the sorry state of my life. It was said as an act of kindness, and, I suppose, because he really believes it. I…

I left out the most important reason in part 1 — In part one, I talked about all the pleasant things writing does for me… Gives me a sense of accomplishment; makes me feel less out of control; comforts me to think I can express things that others might feel as well. …