Myra Jolivet, SMPS - Texas Outlaw Writers (Page 2)

So… What About the Children? Are We Following the Trail that Gun Violence Leaves Behind?

My father had a deer rifle and a pistol, but we never knew where they were kept. There was an unspoken sense that if someone broke into the house, he’d likely shoot them, but gun violence in a broader context was not really on our minds.

Food

Vegan, Vegetarian or Texatarian (plant-based with Texas-specific meat days): How is Life for the Herbivorous in Texas?

In the land known for meat on the grill and animal footwear bragging rights, it used to be a brave move to go vegan. But today the plant-based food culture in Texas is in play.

Abortion

A Wake-Up Call for the Un-Woke: A Recent Washington Post headline - "Abortion ban states see steep drop in OB/GYN residency applicants"

Scrapping a medical residency application is no small act. Med school grads send out dozens of applications because they’re trying to “match,” or get accepted into a program---the greatest fear is not being picked up. Why risk being shut out when applying for residency in an anti-abortion state?

Guns

Using the Second Amendment to Battle the First Amendment

Another example of the thousand cuts extremist Republicans employ to sabotage democracy.

Black History

A Tale of Two Thomases

Is the Universe a factory of human prototypes? Some people have similar facial features or gestures but they're not from the same family, race or nation. (Sounds strange, but go with me.) Now ask - are there personality types that repeat throughout history in the same way issues and events reoccur?

Trump

Privilege Gone Wild: Are we tired of it yet?

Time to stop ignoring the elephants in our political room. Supporting a leader with unbridled privilege & anti-American tenets is sick. Narcissism and privilege go together like dysfunctional twins. Psychologists know why those afflicted can become destructive and dangerous to themselves and others.

Women's Issues

Women’s History Month: At War with the Law

Today’s discrimination against women has an origin and fair laws and decency were not freely given or guaranteed. Sexist, racist, homophobic creatures make laws, run for office, teach our children, and are in our places of work.

Women's Issues

Women’s History Month: Inspiring Change from the Inside, Forcing Change from the Streets

There's a structure of organizational norms created by a ruling class with little regard for human rights, fairness, or equity. Long ago, these women did both to move the needle toward fair and equitable treatment.

Women's Issues

Women’s History Month: Fighters for Rights

What does it say about a society when it takes fighting and dying to obtain human rights? This month, we recognize women who fought for equal rights and civil rights---those unsung and left out of most history books---by sharing the highlights of their courageous journeys.

Women's Issues

Women’s History Month: New Heights in Aviation

Women pilots in the early days of aviation risked their lives and community standing by taking to the skies. While some of them are now recognized on U.S. stamps, not all names made it into the pages of our history books.

Music

Millennials and All that Jazz

I’m not a fan of awards shows so when I heard about it, I ‘YouTubed’ it to be sure; a 23-year-old won the 2023 Best New Artist Grammy singing - wait for it - jazz! The music of our parents’ parents. Today, for many millennials around the globe, jazz is their “jam.” And they are moving it forward.

Black History

Black History Month: Breaking Barriers

The McNair brothers worked dawn till dusk in South Carolina fields making $4 dollars a day to help their family. McNair said, “I gained qualities in that cotton field. I got tough. I learned to endure. I refused to quit.”

Black History

Black History Matters: Inspiration & Information in Medicine

Black History is not separate from American history. When children learn of the accomplishments of African Americans in many professions throughout history, they know that they can achieve their own dreams too.

Black History

Black History Month: Honoring African American Inventors

Black History Month. I introduce names you might not know. Men & women - scientists & inventors whose contributions stand in the shadows of everything from telephones to telegraph, central heating, Murphy beds, and space travel. Today we call them nerds. So, let’s nerd out for Black History Month!

Black History

Black History Month: The Home of the Brave

It is often the unsung heroes that make outsized contributions to the black community. For Black History Month, it's a good time to recognize the few who had cojones of steel in the face of enslavement, oppression, and violence.

Economy

Maybe Some Things Should be Off Limits for Congress…Like Our Economy

Taking no action on the debt ceiling would trigger what experts call catastrophic economic consequences for Americans and the global economy. But that hasn’t stopped extreme members of the Republican party in Congress from using the debt ceiling to get their way in spending cuts.

climate change

Did the Pandemic Open a Pandora’s Box of Doom or Just a Box of Crazy?

Most heard phrase since the pandemic, “I can’t believe that . . ..” Events may not be related, but doesn’t it seem like we’ve been living in strange times since COVID?

Technology

Love or hate it, Silicon Valley Continues to Tech-Up our Lives in 2023

The great thing about technology is its ability to support and sometimes take simple tasking from us. The bad thing about technology is its ability to take simple tasking from us.

Spiritual

A Three-Part Countdown to the Holidays and Year’s End, a Holiday Trinity - Part III

Negativity has tipped the scales, lately. I believe it is time to intentionally focus on positives. No saccharine, just good and decent stuff. It’s time to don the rose-colored glasses and remember how to dream of a better world.

Texas Politics

A Three-Part Countdown to the Holidays and Year’s End, a Holiday Trinity: Part Two

"Texas, you’re getting harder and harder to like. But, despite all of that, good is happening in the Lone Star state."

Charity

A Three-Part Countdown to the Holidays and Year’s End, a Holiday Trinity (Part 1)

"Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, or Festivus, it’s a time for worshipping whatever floats your inner boat. Whether it’s the god of Nordstroms, deep spiritual introspection, or heading to a church of choice."

wildlife

Turkeys Gone Wild!

Time for a turkey tale and this one has it all: protagonists, antagonists, laughter, sorrow, and death. A tale of revenge or horrible misunderstanding? Wild turkey season opened in Texas this month, the turkeys seem to be the ones doing the hunting in other states. Turkeys don’t mess with Texas…

national politics

Another U.S. Civil War: Is it Inevitable or Avoidable? What Do the Clues of Today Tell Us?

"With a landscape divided by racial, religious, or ethnic lines, civil wars are most often started by the groups that had once been dominant and are in decline. A major trigger for a group in decline is losing a series of elections..."

national politics

Still Waters Run Deep - Democracy is Still Afloat After Election Day

No “Red” Wave, no “Blue” Wave, but clear signs beneath the surface of the midterm elections-- polls were debunked, history was made, and we learned lessons.

Civil Rights

A Tribute to the Champions of Democracy Whose Names You May or May Not Know

This midterm election cycle is rife with election deniers, poll worker intimidation and attacks on elected officials. It is a perfect time to remember a few of the courageous people who wrongly faced imprisonment, brutality, and death by those intent upon sabotaging fair elections and human rights.

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