I spent years wishing I could be her. Then one day, she stopped aging—and I didn’t. This is what it means to carry someone with you through a lifetime they never got to live. I met Mary in seventh grade, back when everything felt big and important and permanent. She was the kind of girl…
You can’t watch TV for ten minutes without being asked to save a child, feed an animal, or rescue something in crisis. The cause may be real, but the marketing? It leans hard on guilt. At some point, you have to ask if compassion is being inspired… or manipulated. Let me say this upfront. The…
A simple, honest reminder that the way we used to live still matters. This piece looks back at a time when people showed up for each other without hesitation and challenges us to bring that spirit back. It’s about connection, compassion, and choosing to lift people up instead of tearing them down because life moves…
Your phone rings. It looks like your bank. The voice sounds official. The message feels urgent. And just like that, the trap is set. Scammers have turned caller ID, email, and text messages into weapons—and they’re getting very good at it. My phone has basically turned into a scam delivery system. Calls. Texts. Emails. All…
Getting older is a one-way street. The young think they understand life because they’ve lived a little. The truth is, we’ve lived all of it. Here’s my take on the gap between what we remember and what they can’t yet see. There’s something I’ve noticed more and more the older I get. Young people think…
We all agree on one simple rule: if you work, you get paid. So how did we end up with TSA agents working without pay while passengers stand in lines for hours? I keep coming back to the same question. How did we get here? How did something this basic get so messed up? If…
Donald Trump says affordability is a hoax. I guess the rest of us just imagined our grocery bills, medical costs, rent hikes, insurance premiums, and heating bills. This is my sarcastic take on the strange little universe he lives in. You have to admire the confidence. It takes a special kind of person to stand…
We live in a time when lies travel faster than the truth can get its shoes on. Disinformation spreads because people want to believe it. They do not question, they do not verify, they just share. The result is a nation drowning in ignorance, anger, and fake statistics that sound believable only because they confirm…
Donald Trump’s latest $230 million lawsuit against the Justice Department proves once again that no one loves the courtroom more than he does. In this cynical look at the most litigious man in America, I imagine what it would be like if the rest of us could sue him for the stress, sleepless nights, and…
Seven million Americans marched for democracy, and Trump called himself king. Respect has to be earned, and Donald Trump has never even tried. On October 18, 2025, nearly seven million Americans marched in cities across all fifty states, carrying handmade signs that read “No Kings,” “We the People,” and “You Work for Us.” It was…
When did empathy become optional? It seems like people’s first reaction to almost anything these days is, “How does this affect me?”What that says about us as a society and why we’ve become so self-focused. From politics to everyday life, we’ve forgotten how to care about others. Maybe it’s time we remember. If your first…
https://www.amazon.com/Left-Waiting-Laura-Thompson-Kiefert-ebook/dp/B0FVS5HYLL Left Waiting is the true story of my youngest brother, Dave Thompson, and the devastating tragedy that unfolded while he was on what was supposed to be a simple vacation in Jamaica. When he became seriously ill, our family did everything possible to get him medical help and bring him home, but what we…
When justice turns into a weapon, democracy becomes the target. My new Don’t Blink! blog pulls no punches about how the Department of Justice is being twisted into a tool for political revenge — and why it’s tearing down the rule of law in the process. Justice is supposed to be blind. Lately, it feels…
Work, doctors, tech, and social media all speak the same language these days: acronyms. From LOL to SOB, it feels like life is one giant alphabet soup. Here is my sarcastic guide to the madness, complete with a cheat sheet at the end so you do not have to pretend you know what they…
Donald Trump scolding James Comey for lying is like Al Capone scolding someone for tax evasion. In my latest Don’t Blink! blog, I call out the King of Liars for his world-class hypocrisy — and remind readers of his endless parade of bullshit. Donald Trump pointing his stubby finger and screaming that James Comey is…
[When loyalty to Trump gets dressed up as Christianity, it’s not faith — it’s idolatry. Blind obedience isn’t holy. It’s stupid. A reader recently told me — with the kind of self-righteous certainty only found in Facebook comment sections — that “if you’re a Christian, you are told to follow your leaders even if you…
Half of America clings to the First Amendment, the other half clings to the Second. What happens when free speech and firepower can’t figure out how to live together? Sometimes I think this country is like a bad reality show — one half of us clutching the First Amendment like it’s the last roll of…
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, conservatives are doing what they do best: pointing fingers at everything except the obvious. Social media? Video games? TikTok? Please. Guns are the problem, and everyone knows it. Of course. Of course the first reaction from some conservatives after Charlie Kirk’s murder is to blame social media….
Abuse in a marriage and abuse from a president may look different, but both erode trust, dignity, and safety. Add in lies about political violence, and the damage multiplies. America can’t afford silence anymore. Imagine a marriage where the husband is supposed to be a partner, protector, and supporter. Instead, he belittles, mocks, and uses…
It’s time to stop letting Donald Trump define reality with lies, insults, and delusions. American cities are not hell holes, immigrants aren’t to blame for everything, 14-year-olds aren’t adults, and Ukraine did not start the war. Tariffs are taxes, and Trump is neither competent nor coherent—he’s a delusional lunatic who labels everything he doesn’t like…
