As much as I love Elon Musk’s fearless futuristic ideas, I am utterly and totally gobsmacked by Aaron Sorkin. If I ever met him in person, I think I’d be unable to summon words and just drop into a deep curtsy or something equally embarrassing. The reason for this tangent is simple. I just finished watching …
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20 years ago today
The folk ballad “Independence Day” was released by Martina McBride. Written by Gretchen Peters, this narrative song tells the tale of an abused wife in desperate circumstances from the vantage point of her eight year old daughter. It has become the anthem for marginalized women everywhere, containing powerful words strung together with the greatest use of metaphors I’ve …