Picturepocket's Blog

Category: politics

  • Time for an Update

    The last several elections have further divided rather than brought us all together, so maybe it’s time to rethink our system of governance.

  • Through the Wardrobe

    This year, we’ve been reading the Chronicles of Narnia to Eliana, a chapter a night before bed. It’s interesting enough to keep her attention, but not crazy-making like Nailed It. We are wrapping up the seventh book, The Last Battle. In the story, a devious ape dresses a donkey in a lion’s skin and passes…

  • Status Update

    I used to have a good friend who had the curious habit of being rude to waiters and waitresses. As my pal through high school and college she had always been polite and courteous to me, but sometimes with others she was demanding and dismissive. At twenty-nothing, I just passed this behavior off as an…

  • The System

    I am going to share an experience that may inform some people as to why I am not voting red this election season. Two and a half years ago, when Tim and I were on the application list for adoption through DHS, they asked us to be on the backup emergency foster home list. We…

  • Fascism’s Fail

    Much is made of Hitler’s bad treatment of the Jews, but it was not his undoing. Freeing the concentration camps was actually a surprise for many of the Allied forces as many did not know the extent of his killing enterprise. Hitler’s need for control and power was insatiable and ultimately his and his country’s…

  • Kings and Prophets

    Consistently, the character of God himself shines through. No matter what happens, he shows up