Michelle Obama’s Sloppy Joes

There is a hashtag trending right now that our nation’s finest middle and high school students are utilizing to show the world how deprived and unfortunate they are. #ThanksMichelleObama Because of the First Lady’s efforts to reform school lunches and battle childhood obesity, public schools have altered their serving sizes and menus. Apparently, public school lunches have gone…

What I Really Meant To Say

I wish that we, as a human race, could somehow make a big, executive decision to stop sugar coating, quit playing games, and just say things as they are. In our society, there is a plethora of unwritten rules and “social norms” about how we should respond to situations or topics. Because of this, when…

When I Grow Up

I am excited to post a guest entry today by a man who has been both a door to door salesman, and worked in the future weapons department at the Pentagon. He has sold shoes for JC Penny, and navigated drug busts by aircraft in foreign countries. He has a pet chihuahua named “Teddy”, and…

‘Tis the Season of Defriending, Fa La La La La La La La La

It’s officially getting into the holiday season, ya’ll! The last few weeks I have been observing my own personal holiday. It is called “defriend Facebook friends who make ignorant posts, especially regarding our current President or any of the candidates running for Presidency.” I have “defriended” close to 20 people. Another 20 or so have…

Politically Agnostic

I am a Christian. I believe that there is a God and I know this because of the miraculous ways He works in my life, and the lives of others. I know some people believe that science alone is to blame for the beautiful (and not so beautiful) phenomenons of this world, but I believe it is all…

Amendment One Passed, Now We Move On

Amendment One passed in North Carolina last night. It is both surprising and upsetting because it writes discrimination into our constitution, it doesn’t make me proud. I have my own thoughts and opinions about it, but it’s nothing that hasn’t been said before. I will leave the 10-page rants and persuasive speeches to the professionals. I…