Mamacita says: Why is this day a holiday in most communities? (This community has only just recently started acknowledging MLK Day as a holiday; for years, none of our schools closed.) (They still don’t close for Veteran’s Day.) (The colleges, … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Let’s start the New Year with some opinionated rants and a question. Here’s the question first: Who are the A-list bloggers/social media people? I know who’s not on that list. Me. I’m not on the cool kid list. … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Holidays should be about love, not resentment. Holidays should be about charity, the original, true meaning of charity, which is that same love. Love – charity – should not be limited by yours or anyone else’s belief system. … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Oh, my dears, it’s so close now, so very, very close. There are a lot of old, boring, easily offended, humorless people out there who don’t care much for the excitement, the wonder, the sparkles and reflections and … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Mary Hopkin was one of the few women signed to The Beatles’ “Apple” label, and I have always liked her “Those Were The Days.” However, I liked it better when “those days” weren’t quite so far back. I grew … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Poetry. I first encountered Gerard Manley Hopkins’ Spring and Fall and Robert Burns’ John Anderson, My Jo in a college course. Unfortunately, the professor was a jaded, bored, boring man who considered himself far too important to be … Continue reading