“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” —Oscar Wilde

I Finally Launched A T-shirt Store (Kind Of...)

I Finally Launched A T-shirt Store (Kind Of...) Guess what, guys? On August 16th I finally started an online store for my T-shirt designs. It was three years to the day of Joe's heart transplant. Custom Ink has been printing my shirt designs for years, but only for my personal use. Custom Ink is great. My rep suggested that I test it out with one design and make it a Fundraiser instead of a store. So I did! This is my "Bear With Me" shirt. I made this one ten years ago at the lowe…

Grandpa Fought Nazis (So F*ck Off MAGA)

Grandpa Fought Nazis (So F*ck Off MAGA) On August 13th I put up a #ThrowbackThursday post on Facebook. It threw  all the way back to March 22, 1946. That's the day Grandpa DiPoala was Honorably Discharged from the army.  James DiPoala had been, in the parlance of his time, "shell shocked." That's a term that originated during World War I to describe PTSD, and my grandfather came back from WW2 suffering from anxiety, depression, tremors and the inability to speak. He di…

There Are No Smart Racists (I Said What I Said)

There Are No Smart Racists (I Said What I Said) They hate the hijab and they have no idea why.  That's why I am always saying "there are no smart racists." The average racist couldn't tell you who wears the hijab, what it stands for, or what's the difference between a hijab, a wimple, a veil, a tichel, a dastar, or a fucking Amish bonnet. They just see the hijab on a woman and fly into a rage. As a matter of fact, the quietly intelligent woman who spent an hour twice a…

When The Anti-vaxxer Is In The Family (So I Have This Uncle)

When The Anti-vaxxer Is In The Family (So I Have This Uncle) So I have this uncle. He’s like 80 or thereabouts, I don’t know exactly. I haven't talked to him in years. For one thing, there was some questionable stuff surrounding his interest in underage girls (including family members), and for another thing there was something shady about his overseas finances that was never explained. He is definitely, without a doubt, 100% a liar, and not a very convincing one at that. My Lord, the stupid lies w…

Katie Miller Insults Dr. Fauci's Journal: "Insufferable C*nt" About Covers It

Katie Miller Insults Dr. Fauci's Journal: "Insufferable C*nt" About Covers It Oh brother. On August 3rd Stephen Miller's wife actually said of Dr. Fauci "Every man who has a journal is narcissistic." Keeping a journal is narcissistic now? And is that only for men? What an incredibly dumb thing to say. Tell me you don’t know any writers without telling me you don’t know any writers. These people do my head in, Jesus.🙄

A Privacy Policy Worse Than Google? Surprise! It's Substack

A Privacy Policy Worse Than Google? Surprise! It's Substack So, you guys know I have my blog cross-posted on various platforms. Well, I also considered posting on Substack. Then, as I do, I read the Substack Privacy Policy . After which I rejected Substack with a quickness. The Substack Privacy Policy is essentially "there is no Privacy here."  It's even worse than the Google Privacy Policy update they published on May 26 of this year --the update that sent me running back to Diaryland to writ…

Temporary Pause...Please Stand By

Temporary Pause...Please Stand By You guys, I'm having a vision problem at the moment. I have to step away from blogging because I can't see the fucking screen. Doc says it will resolve on its own and that there's nothing to worry about ...