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Two 2020 Mantras:
Adapt or die, Vote or die

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Kelli Jae BaeliMay 18, 2020

ADAPT OR DIE. That’s the new mantra. Our world has changed, and don’t you believe for a hot minute the fairy tale that things will go back to “normal.” First, they haven’t been “normal” for the last three-plus years. Second, there is no way they ever will, because too much has changed, and there are things that SHOULD CHANGE. This is a flashpoint. A pivotal point in our history. We can take the opportunity now to implement all those things that got bogged down in various sociopolitical quicksands, and create a brighter future for us all. Or we can fuck … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, SOCIOPOLITICAL, aggravation, life, problem-solving, Human Nature, elections, fear, angst, chaos, desperation, change, responsibility, disillusionment, voting, anger, ethics, morality, sadness, money, terrorism, honesty, harsh realities, death, crisis, grief, anxiety, despair, strength, danger, panic, risk, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, CURRENT AFFAIRS, US Constitution, Founding Fathers, democracy, courage, immigration, education, betrayal, adaptation, racism, Climate Change, Planet Earth, Native Americans, 2nd Amendment, fascism, equality, pandemic, donald trump, COVID19, coronavirus | Leave a reply

Mid-Life Crisis, Much?

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 5, 2013

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. ~Dylan Thomas If aging is hard for the average person, imagine how hard it is for someone who has no current social circle, no family, no children, who works at home, is an HSP, an atheist, and a single lesbian. The greatest of these challenges is, for me, being without a partner. I am not suited to singlehood. I hate everything about it. I need someone to cook dinner for when she comes home … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, Aging, depression, life, RELATIONSHIPS, problem-solving, experience, lesbians, Human Nature, truth, meaning, fear, romance, angst, loneliness, desperation, PSYCHOLOGY, HEALTH, change, disillusionment, sadness, mortality, harsh realities, death, self-awareness, crisis, midlife crisis, anxiety, despair, Depressive Realism, HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (HSP), SEXUALITY, Social Psychology, PHILOSOPHY, reality, ATHEISM, Sociology, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, EMOTIONS | Tagged maturity, getting old | 2 Replies

Mother-Guilt Archetype & Family Obligations

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 10, 2013

Most of us are familiar with the Mother Archetypes in our society–one of which is the passive-aggressive mother who tries to make you feel guilty for living your own life because it doesn’t coincide with what she wants or needs. As exemplified by messages like “I had to go to the doctor yesterday…in case you care…” A friend of mine is dealing with this sort of mother, who has a long track record of showing little or no concern for her daughter’s happiness, nor at all appreciative of her daughter’s wonderful qualities. Her only contribution to the mother-daughter relationship is … Continue reading →

Posted in RELATIONSHIPS, conflict, mother, family, PSYCHOLOGY, annoying people, parenting, abuse, Personality Disorders, betrayal, harsh realities, death, archetypes, Social Psychology, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS | Tagged passive-aggression, emotional-blackmail | Leave a reply

Father, no–Brother

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliMay 26, 2011

I had been asleep only four hours when I woke up crying. A dream. I was at some kind of family gathering, a reunion, perhaps. I was stocking some refreshments, but I was being paid to work at this place.  (I haven’t done that kind of work in 20 years). From my peripheral vision, i saw a man walk in, and something compelled me to take a good look at him. It was my father.  My dead father. No, it was my brother, who looked just like him, now. I hadn’t seen my brother in something like 13 years. He … Continue reading →

Posted in mother, family, betrayal, death, grief | Tagged brother, father | Leave a reply

Surviving Family Member

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Kelli Jae BaeliDecember 5, 2011

My father is dead. He’s been dead for 13 days. I got to hear about it from a friend who got a call from another friend who saw it in the paper, and I was not mentioned in the obit as a surviving family member. This is ironic because surviving my family is exactly what i had to do. I’m pissed off that I’m crying. Why would I have tears for someone who threw me away like used coffee grounds, and with as little consideration? I know I’m not crying for the loss of him. Or the loss of them. … Continue reading →

Posted in pain, family, betrayal, death | Tagged fatherless | 2 Replies

Pastor was Moved in Mysterious Ways

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 7, 2013

Dead Reverend’s Rubber Fetish Autopsy: Pastor found in wet suits after autoerotic mishap OCTOBER 8–An Alabama minister who died in June of “accidental mechanical asphyxia” was found hogtied and wearing two complete wet suits, including a face mask, diving gloves and slippers, rubberized underwear, and a head mask, according to an autopsy report. Investigators determined that Rev. Gary Aldridge’s death was not caused by foul play and that the 51-year-old pastor of Montgomery’s Thorington Road Baptist Church was alone in his home at the time he died (while apparently in the midst of some autoerotic undertaking). While the Montgomery Advertiser, … Continue reading →

Posted in sex, death, Sex toys, SEXUALITY, RELIGION, preacher, atheist humor, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS | Tagged pastor, minister, reverend, autoerotica, rubber, bondage | Leave a reply

God Continues His Preacher Killing Spree

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 8, 2013

http://www.wsmv.com/news/15642032/detail.html A preacher, killed by a goat. that’s right. Although, in the text of the story, we learn that probably the 40 pound, normally docile goat could not have killed this big strapping man. More likely, the guy had a heart attack after he got tangled in the rope and fell. But they killed the goat, just to be sure. So….god is not above sending a goat to do an assassin’s job. Pastor’s six family members killed by accident in Kerala http://salemvoice.org/svmnews286.html Can anyone say “The Book of Job”? From http://www.safeatchurch.com/examples.asp : Gunman Kills Seven, and Himself, In Texas Church … Continue reading →

Posted in God, society, shooter, harsh realities, death, RELIGION, preacher, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, CURRENT AFFAIRS | Tagged killed, pastor, minister, news | Leave a reply

Lights! Camera! Grief.

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Kelli Jae BaeliFebruary 14, 2009

Is it just me? Am I the only one who is chagrined by the way a tragedy is followed immediately by family members who go on Larry King and talk about how grief-stricken they are that they just lost a loved one? This Buffalo Plane crash of Thursday/Friday. I find it completely offensive that those people are already being interviewed on news shows like Larry King, merely a day after it happened… Remember those disparaging comments about the “ambulance chasers” of yesteryear? This is worse. This is about people who ostensibly loved another person and lost that person tragically, who … Continue reading →

Posted in death, buffalo, grief | Tagged offensive, loss, insult | Leave a reply

Spotted Eagle Ray Soars Again

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 8, 2013

A 55 year old Michigan woman, Judy Kay Zagorski, died of “blunt force craniocerebral trauma” when a Spotted Eagle Ray swooped out of the water and hit her in the head. Not difficult to imagine, when you realize that this animal was a 75-80 pound missile, with a 6 foot wingspan. Until this story, I had not even heard of a Spotted Eagle StingRay. But as freak accidents go, this was one of the most freaky. It’s not the first time, either. Eighty-one year old James Bertakis survived an almost identical confrontation in October of 2006, when a Spotted Eagle … Continue reading →

Posted in karma, accident, death, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, ESOTERICA, CREATURES | Tagged boat, freak accident, James Bertakis, killed, Florida, Ocean, National Geographic | Leave a reply

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