https://www.facebook.com/heatherrayne/videos/10164503416770595 I am doing some video (actually, more audio) journaling. For some reason, I cannot get the video to embed from Vimeo or Facebook. I have been trying to avoid YouTube. We shall see. Until I figure this shit out, we are stuck with this ugly link post.
Teaching Our Future’s Heroes in the Time of Covid
Many of us have thought about the various ways Covid will affect our future - how we do things, how we perceive things, how we plan, how we protect. There are very few facets of life that will not, in some way and to some degree, be altered by this pandemic. One thing that seems…
In the Midst of a Pandemic, the Flowers Still Bloom
Nature doesn't care if people are dying, if families are grieving, if greed is prevailing. The flowers continue to permeate their sweet scent and the birds persist with their musical conversations. The temperatures are warming and the buds are growing into leaves. Spring is here to remind us that life, for some, does go on…
Excuse Me While I Feel This Doom
On Election Night in November 2016, I was at a results watching party with the Racine County Dems. Very early in the evening, I knew. I knew what was coming. In fact, I knew months before that. I had been in therapy and most of my sessions leading up to the election were filled with…
Covid: The Temperature Test is Stupid
As the world begins to re-open, as people return to work, as businesses unlock their doors, many are attempting to find ways to do these things safely - at least that is the hope. Unfortunately, some rule-makers are ill-informed or using old data. And when considering Covid-19, "old" can mean two weeks ago. We are…
Small Businesses in the New World
The husband of a local business woman went to the Open Wisconsin Protest in Madison, WI yesterday and spoke to a reporter. She is now very upset because they are getting threats of people boycotting their business. I should say he also spouts off on social media about his support of the current GOP administration…
Fearing Death in the Midst of a Pandemic
One year ago today on Seagrove Beach in Florida. We were supposed to leave for Florida today. I hope with all of my heart that my feel will once again feel the ocean waves. I have written a lot about my anxiety disorder and, even more specifically, my fear of death. Never have I thought…
Diggin’ Graves
I made a GIF today because, well, I have no life now. And it was fun. And it needs to be said. Feel free to share!
Covid and America’s Workforce
Unions aren't as commonplace as they were 20, 30, 40 years ago. Especially in the past decade, we have seen a very orchestrated dismantling of labor unions by corporations and right wing funded organizations. Many people were fooled into thinking that the richest of the rich would actually care about their employees and unions would…
Coping in the Time of Covid
I recently asked friends on Facebook how they are handling this new existence that has been thrust upon us. Initially, it was out of curiosity but, let's face it, I was looking for ideas. The answers pretty much filled the spectrum from "Not well" to "Going with the flow". Of course, I was envious of…
Ramblings of a Neurotic Housewife 