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It is true that middle-aged women are invisible in many spaces, at least those I occupy. I literally take up 225 lbs and 5’3″ of space, but that is compacted and impacted until my body remains but my essence is this small overlooked thing. One example is how I rushed, crammed, fit in, scheduled, rescheduled, […]
Things are dire with the Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry. I’m out of ideas. We can’t get the shed up. To get started, here’s a sweet video clip of two bonded cats born outside separately in 2019. They’ve lived here ever since. Spencer Cassadine is on the left, Kinzua on the right. […]
Marriage equality is going to fall. Marriage equality is going to fall. Soon, much sooner than we expected. Potentially very soon. I’ve been saying this all along and pleading with everyone to strengthen functional marriage equivalents (domestic partnerships, civil unions, etc) especially in states like Pennsylvania. PA has a ‘trigger law’ – a Defense of […]
After the disastrous spring run of our Political Q&A series, I’ve decided to pull it. If the Mayoral candidates failed to see value in a 10 year labor of love, that says something to other candidates. Maybe I’ll revive it, maybe not. Still, I really do enjoy the Q&A so exciting news … we are […]
Have You Heard About the #LAMusicFestival
I am restless today, but in that quiet way where my body is still while my mind leaps from topic to topic. The plan for today was to clean the cab of Gertie. She’s a mess. But it feels like 90 degrees outside so I’ll have to wait a few hours. My back hurts. I […]
There’s been a lot of Pride events in 2025, but there are still 12 events and probably more. August 2025 September 2025 October 2025
An Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on two restaurants in the locally owned and operated Mexican chain, Emiliano’s, left unprecedented damage and destruction in its wake. ICE took 16 of our Pittsburgh neighbors into custody from the restaurants in Richland Township and Cranberry Township. Our neighbors. People who were working hard in a difficult […]
I have watched this a million times. It is a brilliant action – legal but creepy, the perfect song, highly recognizable costumes, and easily replicated with any GOP elected. The action is the brainchild of ‘Handmaids of Nebraska‘ View this post on Instagram A post shared by COURIER (@couriernewsroom)
Two weeks before the #Decommitment in August 2023, we went on a week long vacation in Western PA. We stayed in a sweet B&B then our favorite motel by the shore of Lake Erie. Little did I know it might be my last. I don’t have the resources for even a modest trip – I […]
