A One-Sided Conversation with an Angry Tardigrade

Welcome to my blog!

You may be here because you stumbled across my rantings on social media and thought “that angry little gal may be on to something!”

Or maybe you stumbled in by accident.

Or somebody is trolling you by sending you a link.

Or maybe you’re just angry, too, and looking for a fight.

Regardless of how you found me, I offer a welcome, or an apology, whichever is appropriate to your individual situation.

Here is a quick Q&A to help you get acclimated.

Q. What is this blog about?

A. I have no freaking idea.  I tend to be constantly angry about a lot of things.  My first planned posts are going to be a week-long series on banned books, to coincide with Banned Books Week (Oct 5-11, 2025).  After that, your guess is as good as mine.

Q. Ok, but I need some idea if I’m going to invest any emotional effort into reading this.  Can you throw me a bone, please? What can I expect?

A. Fine.  Whatever.  But don’t get cranky if I don’t follow the script.  Possible topics could be any or all of the following: First Amendment rights & religious freedom, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights and allyship, common sense gun legislation, criminal justice reform, the importance of being a good neighbor (domestically and internationally), mental health, how it feels to be a feral bog witch with a job and extra-curriculars that require an excessive amount of peopleing, history and genealogy, and even how impossibly incredible dogs (or any other random animal) are.

Q. I have young persons / overly-sensitive persons who might like to read your blog.  Do you ever swear?

A. Fuck no. Next.

Q. Is your content generally considered offensive or controversial?

A. Depends.  My general philosophy is “try not to be an asshole”.  Do I make people angry on occasion?  Sure.  Do I target people who I feel are toxic or evil on occasion?  Absolutely.  Do I “punch down”, saying unkind or “edgy” things about people who are already struggling through little or no fault of their own?  Never, or at least I try very hard not to.  And if I do, I hope I get called out on it.  I am a progressive, leftist, atheist, middle-aged white woman, raised in Southern California, transplanted to rural Wisconsin.  Make of that what you will.

Q. I left a mean-spirited, ill-informed, toxic comment on one of your posts to rile you and your readers, and now it’s gone.  Don’t you believe in the Marketplace of Ideas?  BTW, I’m a toxic troll living in my mother’s basement, but I pay for my own Netflix, so it’s fine and totally mature. Send n00ds.

A. The Marketplace of Ideas is only for ideas that are valuable.  If you feel I’ve missed some nuance, or you think I’m wrong about some point and you’re willing to engage respectfully, please leave a comment. I will be the first one to admit I don’t always get it right, and I’m happy to learn and grow.  Otherwise, if you’re just going to be nasty, stupid or tediously anti-social, take your BS back to Elon’s site, where it belongs.  Byeee.

…You still here?

Fabulous. I’m glad. Let’s get to it, while we still can.