Why does SB 1515 make me so mad?
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…
Read MoreFighting about the Debt Limit — Yuck!
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.…
Read More“The Rant” Part 3: Rant Revised
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…
Read More“The Rant” Part 2: Why am I writing?
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…
Read More“The Rant” Part 1: Ranting and Reading
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…
Read MoreThe Rant
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…
Read MoreThe box within the box
By Ashley Bean Thornton I am not surprised that Donald Trump paid $130,000 in hush Money to Stormy Daniels. Although, honestly, I don’t know why he bothered. His loyal supporters don’t seem to be worried much by his attitudes and actions toward women – or at least it doesn’t bother them enough to make them…
Read MoreSeniors of ’79 – It’s time to shine!
By Ashley Bean Thornton Seniors of ’79 – We are old, and we need to start acting our age! I’m not talking about watching our cholesterol and doing our stretches. Ha! We’re not THAT old! (Are we? Wait…) I’m talking about acting our age when it comes to politics. We may have a tough time…
Read MoreWhat does it look like when the economy is doing well?
by Ashley Bean Thornton What am I really talking about when I talk about “the economy?” If the economy were going well, what would that look like to me? For me personally, I can get and keep a job I like that pays enough that I can live a lifestyle that satisfies me. The prices…
Read MorePresidential Candidate: Donald Trump
Donald Trump campaign website: Home | Donald J. Trump (donaldjtrump.com) By Ashley Bean Thornton So, I dug through Trump’s speech from the Waco airport and tried to sift out the actual issues and what he is actually proposing from the flotsam and jetsam of a long political speech. Love it or hate it — I…
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