Pam Sowerwine @pamsowerwine@octodon.social
Retired teacher, quilter, lifelong feminist.
Ugh. That "make me a channel of your peace" thing? SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI DIDN'T WRITE IT. It's been dated to early-20th-century France. It's not found anywhere in his writings. Cut. It. Out.
My new campaign is to push harder for universal health care whenever we have another mass killing, so that at least those who don't die won't be bankrupt from their injuries. The NRA has purchased too many politicians for meaningful gun reform, but maybe we can at least pay for the medical care of the injured.
Better yet, impose a tax on the sale of guns, even between private parties, and ammunition, and use the proceeds to fund trauma care. More mass shootings? Higher tax rate!
I finished The Dance of the Dragons today. Now I'll have no escape literature for when I am depressed over the state of America. I'm only half kidding; it seems to me that Westeros often has more compassion and honor than our current government.
I think there are some Lisbeth Salander books I haven't read that will be a good escape.
Thank God for novels!
The new SNL season begins for me (PDT) in 10 minutes. So much has happened since they ended last season. Looking forward to weekly editions of the news through their lense.
One of the many who followed @Stonekettle to the new medium. ☺ Hoping for good discussions, and less vitriol.
