I’ve been having a discussion with a Christian family member about my atheism and trying to give them a clearer picture of what led me away from Christianity in particular, and then away from religion in general. A lot of topics came up from this discussion and I plan to blog about a few of…
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I’ve always been a huge fan of Star Trek (ST). On the surface, it appears to be just a fun science fiction series. And it is. However, as any serious Trek fan knows, there is much more beneath the surface. ST creator Gene Roddenberry’s secular philosophy is obvious. And lately, I’ve started wondering how avid…
Read moreTruly Outrageous: Jem Review, Part II
In part I, I talked about Rio never getting a clue that Jem and Jerrica were one in the same. Now we’ll conclude with three more puzzling aspects of Jem. The Misfits are criminally insane In almost every episode, the Misfits pretty much try to kill Jem and the Holograms. Whether it’s nearly getting driven…
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One of my favorite shows as a kid was Jem. If you are of my generation, you should be familiar: Jerrica and her sister, Kimber, and childhood friends Aja and Shana, become a famous rock group with the help of a super computer called Synergy that creates holograms. Synergy transforms Jerrica into the lead singer,…
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a cup of curiosity Family and Parenting, Interracial relationships, Natural Hair, Oregon, Science Fiction, Star Trek
Michelle McCrary, from Is That Your Child Radio, interviewed me a few weeks ago and it was posted on July 6. I loved it! I had so much fun talking with Michelle about raising mixed kids, interracial relationships, natural hair and being a brown nerd. You can listen to the interview here. Time was limited,…
Read moreNow, on friendships…
In my previous post, I got that NYT link from this blog post on BlogHer about the BFF phenom and how some girls, in her observation, use it to control their friendships. She’s got an interesting point here, and makes me think about how some people have a need to control the relationships (and by…
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