Into the Wilderness: Story 49 When you’re obese, you will always have a fat mind. Notice I said “mind.” Even if or after you lose weight, your mind cannot release the heavy tread of damage obesity causes. It’s two fold: society’s continual denigration of fat and one’s layers of fat shame deeply embedded in theContinue reading “Heavy Memories”
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The Divide
A Surviving Facts Blog We finally took a much overdue vacation. My husband and I joined dear friends, a couple, to tour the wineries of New York’s Finger Lakes region, about four hours northwest of New York City. The region bursts with fantastic wineries, innovative, excellent restaurants and arts and crafts. We love the coupleContinue reading “The Divide”
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”
Is Project 2025 the far right’s Nuremberg Laws?
A Surviving Facts blog I’m a podcast fan, and lately, I’ve been listening to Toy Soldier, a podcast about a 10-year-old boy who survived the holocaust when he was “adopted” by a Latvian Nazi troop who found him in the woods outside a rural Belarus town. His mother had told him never to admit hisContinue reading “Is Project 2025 the far right’s Nuremberg Laws?”
Truth is not a relative term
A Surviving Facts Blog I didn’t watch Trump’s State of the Union address-I tend not to watch these performances, though I did read the transcript and articles fact-checking his claims. The article on FactCheck.org, began with this: “In his first address to a joint session of Congress in his second term, President Donald Trump distortedContinue reading “Truth is not a relative term”
I want to enjoy FAFO, but I can’t
A Surviving Facts Blog I sometimes gravitate to Reddit to hear what folks are saying. I sneak into far right groups to see their thoughts and then visit a group posting Republicans who now regret voting for Trump. The group is called, LeopardsAteMyFace. If you need hope that some Republicans are being deprogrammed, visit thisContinue reading “I want to enjoy FAFO, but I can’t”
A terrible, terrible first month
A Surviving Facts Blog We’ve just completed Trump’s first month in the White House. I’m sure you’ve read the news: the US joined with Russia, China, Iran and North Korea in the latest UN resolution on Ukraine. I’m struggling to convey the horrible significance of this move. But here it is plain: we are nowContinue reading “A terrible, terrible first month”
The Musketeers
A Surviving Facts Blog All over the news. All over social. All over practically everything. No matter what news source you watch or read, you find Elon Musk. Since late 2024, he has been THE MAN. Not long ago, Musk was the CEO of Tesla, the former CEO of PayPal and a serial marrier andContinue reading “The Musketeers”
Walk the Moon 