By Ashley Bean Thornton (Note: The pronoun “she” is used throughout this post for ease of readability.) Here is the link to the text of Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) as passed by the Texas Senate on May 15, 2023: 88(R) SB 8 – Engrossed version (texas.gov).  The bill is currently pending in the House…

by Ashley Bean Thornton I visited the Texas Capitol the other day.  I’ve been before as a tourist and as part of a group visiting for “Waco Day,” but this was the first time I went with my own agenda.  I am deeply opposed to SB 1515 which would require the Ten Commandments to be…

By Ashley Bean Thornton Senate Bill 1515 has passed in the Texas Senate and is now being considered by the Public Education Committee of the Texas House of Representatives.  This bill seeks to modify the Texas Education code to say, “A public elementary or secondary school shall display in a conspicuous place in each classroom…

By Ashley Bean Thornton I’m having a tough time pinning down why exactly I am so mad. I rarely go to bed angry.  The few times I do go to bed angry, I almost never wake up angry.  But that is where I found myself this morning.  Still angry. I was having a fine dinner…

By Ashley Bean Thornton This whole debt ceiling stand-off and the accompanying chatter about potential economic collapse is giving me the heebie-jeebies!  I am too close to retirement for us to be dinking around with economic collapse! I thought it might help reduce my fretting to try to learn a little bit more about it.…

by Ashley Bean Thornton (This is the last in a 3-part series of posts inspired by a rant I found on Facebook.  Click here to see the original rant.  This post may not make much sense without reading the first post.  Click here to see “The Rant” Part 1.  The second post in the series…

By Ashley Bean Thornton (Second in a series of posts inspired by a rant that caught my eye on Facebook.  Click here to see the original rant.  This post may not make much sense without reading the first post:  Click here to see “The Rant” Part 1).  Thinking about this rant makes me ask myself: What…

By Ashley Bean Thornton (First in a series of posts inspired by a Rant found on Facebook.  Click here to see the original rant.) Here’s the first part of a rant I saw recently on Facebook…. “I need to rant for just a moment. I’m getting old and I’ve worked hard all my life. I…

By Ashley Bean Thornton Do you ever see rants on Facebook or whatever social media you use?   Here’s just the first part of a rant I saw recently… “I need to rant for just a moment. I’m getting old and I’ve worked hard all my life. I have made my reputation, the good and the…