A Surviving Facts Blog We are living an upside down, inside out reality. Ten years ago, QANON was in full force, pushing out conspiracy theories like a Texas trad wife bearing offspring. Remember Pizzagate claiming Hillary Clinton was running a child pornography ring out of the basement of a Maryland pizza restaurant with no basement?Continue reading “Not So Crazy Talk”
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Starting a storm
A Surviving Facts Blog When I wrote my blog for Black History Month, I knew it could be controversial. Response to my article confirmed it was. I offended many people from various racial and ethnic groups and political mindsets. I also started a conversation that has opened my mind even more to the racial andContinue reading “Starting a storm”
Hags, Witches and Grams: Images of Aging Women in Popular Culture
Excerpt from You’re Always 39: How to manage and recover from late career job loss and reinvent yourself, my book coming out in October 2026! Around ten years ago, I was in a video meeting focused on fixing an issue with a struggling product. Customer sales and satisfaction had plummeted, affecting the company’s core business.Continue reading “Hags, Witches and Grams: Images of Aging Women in Popular Culture “
Nara doesn’t eat cake
A Surviving Facts Blog As I’ve shared before, I’ve spent too many hours— mouth agape except for muttered curse words— exploring the trad wife trend on social media. One of the early influencers in this area— although I don’t think the trad wife category really fits her— is Nara Smith. Nara, now a mother ofContinue reading “Nara doesn’t eat cake”
A horrible, awful, terribly no good year.
A Surviving Facts blog New Year’s Eve— the end of one year and the beginning of another— is my least favorite day of the year. I have my reasons. It’s not really a new year. Before the Romans, ancient societies built the calendar around the rhythms of the moon. A year was supposed to beContinue reading “A horrible, awful, terribly no good year.”
The New Nasty Woman: Marjorie’s Movement
A Surviving Facts Blog What the heck has happened to Marjorie Taylor Greene? Seriously. When did the scales fall from her eyes? And how? What did it? What specifically? Here’s my theory. Supporting Trump has been similar to being in an abusive relationship. Battered women’s syndrome occurs when a woman has been in a violentContinue reading “The New Nasty Woman: Marjorie’s Movement”
My Dogs Are Teaching Me to Fight the Patriarchy
A Starting Over at 60 blog My starting over has stalled. Stalled, stuck, stopped, stuffed. At least it feels that way. Truth is: I’ve been busy. I’m still packing up and unpacking, getting settled and getting used to less space. In typical mom fashion, I’m helping my husband and daughters organize and center. I comeContinue reading “My Dogs Are Teaching Me to Fight the Patriarchy”
Claiming Space
Into the Wilderness: Story 51 My husband and I have worked hard to forge a relationship based on equality, respect and compassion. My husband is almost 70, so when I say we worked hard, I am referring to working through the embedded unconscious bias men his age have. To be clear, he has always beenContinue reading “Claiming Space”
Through a glass, darkly
A Surviving Facts Blog I just finished watching the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale. Watching the show now, in 2025, is a chilling experience compared to 2017 when the series debuted. In 2017, Obama was in his last months as President, Roe v Wade was still the rule of the land, healthcare for allContinue reading “Through a glass, darkly”
The Good Mother
A Surviving Facts Blog I grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma in a traditional family structure. My mother was a homemaker, always cleaning, cooking and serving family needs. My father was an executive who worked long days and provided well for the family. My mom always wore makeup, coiffed her hair and dressed nicely. The houseContinue reading “The Good Mother”
Walk the Moon 