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Are You Pro-Life?

May 17, 2019by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

I’m pro-life. This is why I am stridently pro-choice. As most of y’all know, I am an unwanted child.  The Declaration of Independence might have been written on my family’s […]

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Narcissism in a Nutshell

November 1, 2018by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

I have struggled for decades to more timely identify narcissistic behavior in a relationship.  This morning I had an epiphany: Narcissists are incapable of love. They crave it.  They want […]

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IKEA: Caveat Emptor!

June 20, 2018by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

Buyer beware! For years, I have dreamed of having a library with matching bookcases.  I chose IKEA’s Billy design because I could add bookcases as my library expands. Yesterday, I […]

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11/9: The Day Democracy Died

November 9, 2016by Anne Caroline Drake 6 Comments

Yes, I know Donald Trump didn’t actually say this in People.  However, this meme very accurately captures Donald Trump’s presidential campaign strategy.  After his birther bullshit trial balloon was successful, […]

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Alt-Reich: Silent No More on Closet Nazis

September 18, 2016by Anne Caroline Drake 5 Comments

If you find this post offensive or don’t agree, I cordially invite you to unsubscribe from my blog or unfriend me on Facebook.  In fact, I insist. Why?  I grew […]

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Trump Rally: Why Everett?

August 31, 2016by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

Donald Trump came back to the site of one of his granddaddy Friedrich’s first “hotels” yesterday for a rally at Comcast arena in Everett, Washington. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay […]

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ΣAE: Racist Bullies & the 1st Amendment

March 15, 2015by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

The 1st Amendment doesn’t give anybody the right to be a racist prick.  I am appalled by the ΣAE attorney’s “every 19 year old male is entitled to five minutes of […]

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Bravo! NBA’s Adam Silver Dumps Donald Sterling

April 29, 2014by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

I am banning Mr. Sterling for life. – Adam Silver Nothing sets my teeth on edge faster that racism.  Therefore, I was ecstatic to see the new NBA’s Commissioner Adam […]

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Don’t Bitch to Me About ObamaCares

September 30, 2013by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

A person making two and a half times more than I receive on Social Security pays less per year for medical coverage under ObamaCares than I have paid since I […]

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Christie Brinkley on Divorcing a Narcissist (PAS): “I Just Want Peace”

March 27, 2012by Anne Caroline Drake 10 Comments

I just want peace. And every time I have any joy or any kind of success in anything, he has to try to destroy it. – Christie Brinkley Christie Brinkley […]

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