March: Book One is the first in a series of three graphic novels that provide context to and details about the civil rights movement in the United States.
This series provides a vivid explanation about events that you may have only heard a little about (or briefly saw photos of on social media). It’s also a great resource for people who are interested in using non-violent civil disobedience as a form of protest.
Continue Reading “March: Book One – by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell”
The inspiration for this poem was a “prescribed burn” that was close enough to my home for the smoke to blow in the windows and set off my allergies. (Photo from Pixabay.)
In this episode, I read to you a piece of writing I wrote on April 6, 2015. It is about what happened after I got my very first smartphone. Strangers started calling me in an effort to reach someone named Mario.
I read “Desperately Seeking Mario” in episode 037 of Words of Jen.
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I wrote this piece on April 6, 2015, not long after I got my very first smartphone. Before this, I was using a flip phone, because it seemed easier. Shawn had to talk me into switching to a iPhone.
I didn’t try to transfer my old phone over to the new phone because I wanted a fresh start. That turned out to be a mistake.
I read “Desperately Seeking Mario” in episode 037 of my Words of Jen podcast.
Season 13 was the very first time I made it to the Guardian part of the Season Journey. I was playing on softcore and participating in the Solo Self Found League. Would I be able to complete Guardian all by myself? I wasn’t sure – but was willing to give it a try.
Obamacare is the name most frequently used to refer to President Barack Obama’s signature piece of health care legislation. That’s not the actual name off the health care law, though. The phrase “Obama-care” was first used by lobbyist Jeanne Schultz Scott in the trade journal Healthcare Financial Management in March 2007.
The name of the law is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (PPACA). It is often shortened to Affordable Care Act (ACA). People also call the health care law Obamacare, and it is also sometimes spelled as ObamaCare.
On March 3, 2016, The New York Times reported that President Obama said that enrollment in health coverage under the Affordable Care Act had reached a new high – 20 million people. That figure includes people who have received private health insurance on the exchanges, those who gained Medicaid coverage under state expansions, and young adults who were able to stay on their parents’ health plans until age 26.
Here is what happened to Obamacare after President Trump took office on January 20, 2017, with a Republican majority in both the U.S. Senate and in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Continue Reading “A Timeline of the GOP’s Attempts to Destroy Obamacare – Part One”
After completing the Battle for Lordaeron (and several of the quests that followed) on the Horde side of the World of Warcraft: – Battle for Azeroth Beta, I decided it was time to see what the Alliance side of that battle was like.
Continue Reading “World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth – Alliance Side”
I was having a really bad physical health day and was exhausted. Morris flew down the hall, perched on my computer monitor, and kept me company. He usually has a short attention span, but today, he stayed put and got fluffy and comfy.
Fluffy Cockatiel is a post written by Jen Thorpe on Book of Jen and is not allowed to be copied to other sites. The photo in this post is not allowed to be posted on other websites.
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