As I sat down to write today, we lost internet. What on earth do you do in 2020 without internet?!? Welp. I had written down (as in typed into an email to myself on my phone … then copied & pasted into a Word document I can edit offline) a couple notes during last night’s […]
Author Archives: jennifergrashel
Vinegar & Honey
I have so many friends struggling right now. And the online hatred and mudslinging seem worse than ever. From the self-righteous. From the sanctimonious. From the virtue signalers. Let me go check the social media to see what I’m supposed to be upset about today. I wonder if my friends who prattle on know what […]
I Can’t Even
I can’t even. That’s what the kids say these days. e.g. … This situation is so ridiculous I can’t even. This is so frustrating I can’t even. I highly recommend making the phrase part of your vocabulary. There’s something cathartic about it. Coronavirus. I can’t even. Political conventions. I can’t even. Lying politicians. Those I […]
Righteous Anger, Dude
Have you ever seen the comic strip of Jesus on a skateboard flying over an old church? Accompanied by the caption “Jesus clears the temple.” It was a meme before memes were a thing even your grandmother shares on the social media. I was in a bible study this week looking at John 2, where […]
What Is Truth?
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ~John 8:32 It’s so hard to figure out what’s true sometimes. “There are three types of lies — lies, damn lies, and statistics.” I always thought it was Mark Twain who said that – and he did often – but he wasn’t […]
Yikes and … Socially Distanced Deep Breath
Warning: This week’s pics might make you hungry. I’ve been busy in the test kitchen. Such is life during summer produce season. I’m still plotting more zucchini dishes. As pandemic fatigue continues, today brings news that Ohio’s governor has tested positive for COVID-19. Well then. Which begs the question … if we can’t keep the […]
Waiting On a Train
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I hope it’s not a train. Thanks to Pollenpalooza 2020 I’ve been feeling run over by one for a couple days. As in full stop I’m on so much Benadryl I’m barely functional and there’s definitely no chance of me Zooming into anything right […]
Flowers and Faith in Humanity
I was attempting to sleep in. The best laid plans. There it went again. Apparently the sound of the doorbell wasn’t in my dreams. I suppose I should get up and answer it. I peeked out the window but didn’t see anyone. Maybe I missed them by not hopping out of bed fast enough. […]
Outside My Window
I was sitting at home, minding my own business, when I heard it. A bird chirping rather insistently outside the window. It sounded like it was saying, “Judy, Judy, Judy, Judy, Judy.” Five times in a row. Sometimes three. I counted. What, is the ghost of Cary Grant reincarnated as a bird outside my window? […]
Extreme Everything
Everyone is mad. As in angry, but perhaps stark raving isn’t too far off the mark either. Whatever iota of faith I had left in humanity is hanging by a thread. Someone mentioned on the SoMe the difficulty of being in the middle on the pandemic issue. One extreme truly believes the whole shebang is […]