Sometimes starting fresh with a complete wipe and reset of the OS is a zen thing.  It really helps you see what you needed versus were just hoarding.

“You can be a stripe and get in line or be a star and not be defined!” - Eureka O’Hara 🏳️‍🌈

Today is Juneteenth. This celebrates the end of slavery in Texas that finally occurred in 1865. It took > 2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation to happen in Texas. Originally celebrated only in Texas, Juneteenth is celebrated nationwide. It needs to be a national holiday.

I’ve started using Day One in a little different way. I created a “Card Journal” where I can snap photos of the greeting/birthday/anniversary cards I receive and store them there.

I’m always afraid to throw cards away out of respect for the sender.

From the Washington Post article entitled, “Top State Department official resigns in protest of Trump’s response to racial tensions in the country” A senior State Department official who has served in the Trump administration since its first day is resigning over President Trump’s recent … read more

The answer is, “No.”

Acosta to McEnany: Will Trump take responsibility if rallygoers get sick? - CNN Video

Country group Lady Antebellum changes name to Lady A | WFLA

It’s exceptional that we are seeing more and more changes like this as people put more focus on consciously working to eliminate racist ideas and thoughts.

This comment by U.S. editor, Arthur Levine, is the best summation as to why Rowling is incorrect in her thinking. “I know you and I know you aren’t speaking out of hate, but I do have a different point of view about this. Gender can be ‘real’ without being established irrevocably at birth by one’s … read more

Someone else posted this thought, somewhere, but I’m tickled by it because it’s true. “Imagine that your autocorrect is not a machine but rather a pixie that lives in your phone. It’s job is simple: fix your typos to what it thinks you were trying to say. Unfortunately, it’s drunk all the time. And … read more

By Matt Cassem She moves through life trying her best to be happy. She wants love. She wants friendship. She wants peace. She moves through life with little pieces of her being picked away bit by bit. Sometimes from behind a friendly smile. She moves through life wondering why. She’s tired. He moves … read more