Today I don’t write about gun laws or assault rifles; I don’t write about hundred round clips or political ideologies. Today I write in an attempt to assuage the alternating numbness to anguish
Category: Life
Football Is Still a Religious Experience
As I was overheard this past weekend in a sports bar conversation debating among other things gridiron, the historical significance of the SEC’s change from the wishbone to the I formation, I was
Civil Unions Legal In Colorado
History was made in Colorado today, and let’s hope it repeats itself. At 3:30 PM MDT, Governor John Hickenlooper signed the state’s civil union bill into law. I’m writing this sho
Home Sick
I now know why my grandmother referred to my childhood fits of hacking cold symptoms as “consumption”. I remember being embedded in the cool upstairs of the north end of the house, in a f
Not My Left Breast 2
I have written of late that when life gives you shaky, make martinis, but what most of you didn’t know, life has been preparing me for the cocktail hour as well. If you haven’t notice
Life is a Marathon…If We Are Lucky
I have written before about my partner’s diagnosis of early onset Parkinson’s Disease. Yes, life served our family up a little shaky, but instead of trembling in the face of fear, we decided
What’s On My Mind…
Many have asked lately, “‘Schmootz, where are you?” Well, in the small web entanglements of social media, I am never far, but I did take a well-deserved, extended vacation where the mos
Poll a Lesbian: What’s the big deal with civil unions? Two words: Doh! Nuts!
It’s been a while since I penned Poll a Lesbian. It’s not that I ceased being the go to girl for all that is gay around my workplace and my socially conservative ‘burb, it’s just that mo
Politicians: Bully 2
With so much well deserved attention placed on the recent brilliant Weinstein Brothers movie, Bully, and other school bullying campaigns of late, I thought it only fitting to focus on the continue
When Life Gives You Shaky, Make Martinis
I’m delving into the personal today, so bear with me. This is not an easy blog to write. As you know, I feel much more at home staying away from home and looking a