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Sarah Palin and the Religious Right - A Guest Post By Ingrid Ricks

10/16/2011

 
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When I think of Sarah Palin, a single image comes to mind. She’s on stage at the2008 Republican Convention, parading her shell-shocked pregnant teenage daughter and boyfriend before the world – forcing them to head down a path they aren’t ready for so she can advance her standing with the extreme religious right.

In promoting a right-winged religious agenda and sacrificing her own daughter in the process, Sarah Palin has spent the past three years shoving girls and women backward in an effort to advance her own career. And in doing so, I think she has also contributed to abuse and oppression for women and children.

My own experience with the religious right and the serious damage it can do came from my extreme Mormon upbringing by a devout Mormon mother who zealously obeyed every church suggestion and mandate. When I was four years old, she took me door-to-door to petition against the Equal Rights Amendment because church officials had come out against the ERA.  When my four-year-old brain couldn’t grasp the problem with having equal rights for women and I questioned my mom about it, her response was angry and automatic.

“Do you want to be forced to go to war and get killed?” She snapped, repeating the words she had been programmed to say. “Because that’s exactly what’s going to happen to you if this amendment passes.”

As a young child, I was taught that men had all the power and that it was our job as females to honor and support them.  I was also taught that sex was evil unless I was doing it in order to have a child. In junior high, I was banned from attending sex education class because my mother worried it would make me promiscuous.  And because women in the Mormon religion were told it was their responsibility to bring as many spirit children into the world as possible, my mother had children she couldn’t support with an absent father, and then rushed into an abusive marriage a month after meeting my soon-to-be stepdad in hopes of bringing at least one more child into the Mormon fold.

In my newly released memoir, Hippie Boy: A Girl’s Story, I illustrate how extreme religious doctrine can set up a perfect storm: in my case, a religion and political/social climate (I grew up in Northern Utah) that gives men ultimate power and control over women and children, a stepdad who exploited the  religious and cultural power bestowed on him to oppress and abuse my family, and a mother who so blindly followed the church doctrine that she felt powerless to protect herself or her children.

It takes only one look at the world around us to understand the horrific damage caused by extreme religious beliefs.  How many more people need to die in the name of religion? How many more women and children need to suffer as a result of extreme religious viewpoints?  One thing is certain: we don’t need women actively working to strip other women of their basic human rights and freedoms.

Bristol Palin might be able to ride her mother’s conservative religious coattails to bring in gobs of money for herself and her young son.  But even so, I wonder what races through her mind at night as she lies in bed, thinking of the freedom and youth she sacrificed to take on the role of single mom.  I also wonder about all those other young teenage girls out there— the ones who can’t secure five-figure speaking engagements—who might have been forced to keep a pregnancy and a child they weren’t ready to have because Sarah Palin used her pregnant teenage daughter to advance her platform.

Mostly, I wonder how Sarah Palin can sleep at night.

About the author

Ingrid Ricks is the author of Hippie Boy:  A Girl’s Story, a compelling true story about a feisty teenage girl who escapes her abusive Mormon stepfather and the suffocating religion at home by joining her dad on the road as a tool-selling vagabond —until his arrest forces her to take charge of her own life. Hippie Boy:  A Girl’s Story is available as an ebook on Amazon HERE.

For more information, visit www.hippieboybook.com


The other jk
10/16/2011 12:15:59 pm

It sounds like an AMAZING book. Thanks for sharing your story and your perspective on the Palins with us, Ingrid.

Just_a_Mote
10/16/2011 12:43:05 pm

Thank you Ingrid. She sleeps at night because emotionally she is an infant (four perhaps?) without a conscience. It is all about her. There is no path forward to adulthood for her.

Banyan
10/16/2011 02:35:24 pm

I'll bet she sleeps at night with the help of major prescription soporifics.

But, then, so do many of us peri- and post-menopausal women.

And as do the young 'uns with stressful political jobs (as per N. Wallace).

Whitewing
10/16/2011 03:29:19 pm

I am an Alaskan Native female, another statistic, raised in an alcoholic home ,who also became an alcoholic. My story is familiar , I have faced all the forms of abuse .I followed in my mother's footsteps. I did not have children only because I married at 16 , and my abusive husband gave me a STD, which left me sterile. The miracle was my Creator gave me the gift of sobriety..25 years now without a drink. I am sharing because I work with our highest risk Alaskan Native girls , the ones I work with ALL come from painful pasts, are addicted and have babies. These children are taken by the State of Alaska. We have the highest rate ,in all categories from prison to children in the foster care system.I am appalled that SP has glorified teen single parenting. She is so totally out of touch with our young woman and the reality in Alaska, that I have no words nor energy left to deal with her . I am ashamed that she is from our state . She has done us much damage..

that "blob" is a baby-to-be
10/16/2011 08:54:10 pm

let me translate for you - a young teenage girl "forced to keep a pregnancy" is a young woman "prevented from murdering her unborn child"

Ivyfree
10/16/2011 09:40:19 pm

It always sickens me, the number of young women whose lives are ruined because they've been taught to "just say no" which about 98% of the human race doesn't do, and that "birth control doesn't work," and then when they're trapped, terrified, they're calmly told it's their fault and they have no right to assume control of their own bodies- their souls and lives are of less importance than the pregnancy which they are told is their primary function in life. Half the human race, given less importance than a fantasy.

Ivyfree
10/16/2011 09:50:29 pm

Forgot to add: I doubt very much if Bristol has the introspection at this point to realize what has been done to her, and what she has done. She doesn't seem a thoughtful sort of person, and I suspect that she's been pretty much in survival mode all her life.

I suspect Sarah has access to plenty of pharmaceuticals. I've long thought she's bipolar- she'll have something to slow her down and help her sleep. I used to think about graphing her public statements against a calendar: about every 15 days, she'd say something that would cause some kind of notice in the press. After a while it was about ten days. Then a week. I think now she's heading in to a major downswing. Heading into the long Alaska winter with her head under the covers and the bedroom littered with Crunchwrap Supreme wrappers.

Ingid Ricks link
10/17/2011 12:01:22 am

Thank you, the Other JK! I appreciate it! Just_a_Mote and Banyan, yeah...I'm sure your both right. The fall out from it all for so many young women out there is just so devastating...

Thank you for reading and commenting!

Ingrid Ricks link
10/17/2011 12:07:05 am

Whitewing - I'm so sorry for what you've had to go through in your life. I'm so glad that you are working with at-risk girls. I not sure what to say either.

And Ivyfree -- well said!

Best,
Ingrid

Jeanabella
10/17/2011 12:12:49 am

To the commenter that blog is a baby-to-be,

Can you wrap your brain around the fact that we are a country guaranteed by law to allow women to decide what to do with their own body regarding health decisions.
The fact is murder is not the correct term when talking about a fetus. The fetus is not a "born" child. A fetus is still part of the mother and her body.
No one would be FOR abortion, but as our history shows us, it is a fact that there is a place for abortion and the right to use it based on what's best for the "living" person, the mother. Women had to fight for the right to be in charge of their body. You may not agree or like it, but it's not your body or your decision to make and by law, abortion is legal.

Hot Toddy
10/17/2011 12:48:32 am

No one is to blame for such atrocities. Because it's NOT a new problem, it's going to be difficult to stop.

Choosing scapegoats is the first step in bad decision making.

The interesting part is, Sarah did a lot of work with OCS and abuse cases.

Please keep in mind that these kinds of criminals don't change with stricter law enforcement. It's all underground.

What are people supposed to do? The law supports everyone as innocent before proven guilty and he said/she saids don't end well in court. (I think thats why Alaskans feel comfortable lying about Sarah so grotesquely)

Casey Anthony proved that the court system is morally flawed and that EVIDENCE is hard to come by.

Passion kills and exalts.

Freckles
10/17/2011 06:10:32 am

Hot Toddy, please tell us, with specific details, exactly what Sarah Palin did with "OCS and abuse cases."

Brad Scharlott
10/17/2011 09:04:21 am

O/T
I have a new post up, and Laura is prominently mentioned as a hero among the Trig Truthers.

http://scharlottsbeacon.blogspot.com/2011/10/word-of-thanks-to-real-heroes-this-is.html

mxm
10/17/2011 09:57:56 am

Whitewing,

Thank you for your service. Life was cruel to you, and you found an important way to make a difference.

Your courage lifts the life of many.

curiouser
10/17/2011 10:37:40 am

I love feisty teenage girl stories. I wish I had been one. I grew up with similar role expectations but without the religious imperative. I know how difficult it is to shed an imposed belief system and imagine it must take great courage to leave the Mormon church. Thanks for sharing your story, Ingrid.

Whitewing - What you describe is great heroism on your part. I hope we can shine light on the problems of abuse and make significant, positive effort for change.

Laura Novak link
10/17/2011 11:08:40 am

One of the great joys of running this blog has been to learn the stories of so many of you, either shared here, or privately. Whitewing, it sounds as if you have survived a great deal and I am glad you found the voice to share your experience here.

Brave women like you and Ingrid are what makes a huge difference in the lives of so many others. Breaking out of ANY family cult is difficult. And when that "family" is a huge organized religion or a greater societal disease, then it's all that more commendable.

Thank you both for sharing.

And to Brad for starting a new blog and alerting us to your posts. I'll head on over now and take a look!

Ingrid Ricks link
10/17/2011 11:33:26 am

Thanks for your note, Curiouser. I hope you'll check out Hippie Boy -- sounds like you can definitely relate and if you like feisty teenage girl stories, you'll love this one. And Laura -- thank you for your amazing words and for inviting me to share my views on your inspiring blog.

granny j link
10/17/2011 12:12:36 pm

Ingrid the book sounds excellent. I have it on my list to read next week. I will be ready for a feisty teenage girl to cheer on by then. Thank you for sharing your story with us. We are all empowered when we speak aloud our demons- in whatever form they take.

Ingrid Ricks link
10/17/2011 12:42:56 pm

Thank you, granny j!

frenchie
10/17/2011 05:03:02 pm

In an ideal world, a woman should have control over her own body. When she says, "No," it should mean NO! She should also have the right to make her own decisions regarding her reproductive health. The zealots who insist that every life is precious seem to care about life from the moment of fertilization until the moment of birth. Then, life is not precious to them. Otherwise, they would provide maternity care for the mother (and father). They would provide health care for prenatal and post natal visits. They would want to insure that every child had nourishing meals so that they could be attentive in school in order to become productive citizens. They would oppose the death penalty and war. The current group of Right to Lifers have chosen one small aspect of a person's life, while neglecting all the rest of it, from the moment of birth.

suzanne
10/17/2011 07:19:47 pm

Your story is one of triumph, Ingrid. Stand tall and keep on sharing.

RA
10/17/2011 10:24:49 pm

I used to be one of those rabid anti choice people. I love babies and the emotional appeal of saving unborn babies plus the RC church pulpitizing the cause made it an easy crusade. But then I realized that God isn't particularly pro life. God killed 4 of my babies before they were born and one right after. I was damn lucky to get the 2 kids I ended up with. Losing those babies made me realize that I had to do the very best for the children I was able to keep. I think God wants people to take care of the people who are already here. He wants us to love the little babies we have and nurture them. He wants us to make sure all mothers and babies have the proper care before the baby is born and after. He wants us to feed them and make sure they have all they need to grow up healthy. If the anti abortion people would put their effort and money into doing all these things that God wants, I would believe them that they are about saving babies. Taking care of babies and children and old people is a lot harder than picketing Planned Parenthood and throwing money at corrupt politicians. I know a lot of "Christians" who think they are doing their part by donating heavily to the anti Planned Parenthood scam. Just think of how much they could help people who are already here instead.

Lidia17
10/17/2011 11:11:45 pm

RA, good for you for taking the larger view. What most so-called pro-life entities are about is CONTROL.

That's why wars, torture and capital punishment are issues which don't get the time of day from them; those anti-life institutions are also about exerting control.

Barbara Alfaro link
10/18/2011 12:56:33 am

A thought-provoking post. I never forgot Sonia Johnson being excommunicated because of her support for ERA. Ingrid, your writing is always so strong and clear - can't wait to read "Hippie Boy."

DebinOH
10/18/2011 01:28:23 am

Wow, sounds like a really great book. Unfortunately I haven't had time to read Laura's book yet but I will read your right after that.

Sarah Palin is missing "something". I don't think she even has the capacity to realize what she did to Bristol. She is very good at "connecting" with people when they first meet her but if you are around her too long you realize that is all she is capable of.

I'm sorry but from what I have seen she does not appear to be a good mother at all. I don't know how the religious right does not see it. I have always said that if this had been Michelle Obama or if one of her daughters was like Bristol the religious right would have had a field day. It is truly one of the oddest things I have ever seen.

One day O'Reilly and his ilk are talking trash about Brittany Spear's sister and how horrible their mother must be because she was pregnant. The next minute the are talking about what a "real" mother SP is and how much her family is like a "real" family. You know - just like us (I sure as hell hope I am not "real" if this is their version).

Thanks so much Laura for letting us hear from Ingrid and whitewing, congratulations on your recovery. It is sad that innocent children are subjected to all this abuse. It is also too bad that some children grow up & are able to have a "normal" life and some are not.

Laura Novak
10/18/2011 02:31:52 am

I agree with you, Deb: the disconnect about Palin as a mother is astounding. Had the shoe been on the Democratic foot, all hell would have broken loose. And there in lies the two-faced nature of this whole ordeal.

What Ingrid has done here is to widen that picture for us to show that various "out there" religions promote this odd behavior among its parents. So there is a built in audience for characters like Palin who come along and try to charm their way through (or past) a vividly dysfunctional family situation.

RA, and others, thank you for sharing your personal stories here. You further highlight what Ingrid has lived through, and how many of us experience the RTLers and the extreme Right Wing in this country.

Ingrid Ricks link
10/18/2011 09:12:13 am

Frenchie and RA,

You both hit what on what I was trying to verbalize...that we need to be taking care of people who are already here. And there is such a HUGE lack of that in this world.

Suzanne and Barbara - thank you much for your words re: my story and Hippie Boy. xoxo

And DebinOH - I hear you. I'm way behind on book reading too and FINDING CLARITY is a must read. I LOVED it. (thank you for adding Hippie Boy to your future list).

Laura - I love it that, as Anderson Cooper says, you've been Keepin 'em Honest. I was listening to the argument put forth by the Christian Right re: Mormonism being a cult -- as though it's a different kind of evil. Would be so nice for someone to really begin to address the harm and damage done by the whole religious right.

Best,
Ingrid

FrostyAK
10/18/2011 11:41:46 am

Maybe the 'religious right' who are out to save every fetus conceived could do something about the problems those fetuses face after they are born? This article is about child deaths in America, as reported by the BBC.

http://tinyurl.com/42mymyr

There's a link near the top of the page to go to the original BBC investigation.

Juneauite
10/18/2011 05:26:19 pm

O/T

@Brad Scharlott

I'd like to be able to comment on your new blog. Can you set it up to just require a name like Laura's rather than having to select a profile?

Thanks-

my struggle with the religious right - part 1 -mistah charley, ph.d.
10/18/2011 10:50:15 pm

I have personal experience with the religious right. As children, my brother and I went to Methodist Sunday school. Through a combination of circumstances (namely, our respective spouses) he now attends an evangelical, fundamentalist Protestant church, while I go to mass with my Catholic wife.

One of his daughters is a graduate of Liberty University, founded by Jerry Falwell and now run by his son. During a visit a few years ago, she explained to us her view of salvation, and that it is available (according to the interpretation of the Bible she has been taught) ONLY to people who have a particular set of beliefs. All others will go to Hell. My wife and I explained that we understood the Bible in a different way. As I said to my niece, "I hope that you are correct in thinking those who you expect to go to Heaven will go; and I hope you are incorrect in who you expect to go to Hell." I asserted that I regarded the Sermon on the Mount as the core of Jesus's teaching.

We have not had as frank a discussion about beliefs since then, but we have been together on family occasions in a friendly way. Her boyfriend, with whom she now lives (to the dismay of her parents), is NOT a graduate of Liberty University and apparently has a somewhat different worldview.

my struggle with the religious right - part 2 - mistah charley, ph.d.
10/18/2011 11:13:31 pm

I WROTE A LETTER TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON, DC IN MARCH 2010


I was responding to an article in the <i>Catholic Standard</i>, which said, in part:

<blockquote>

Speaking to healthcare workers during the annual Rose Mass luncheon on March 14, 2010, Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl directly addressed Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington's decision that spouses may no longer be added to employee health care plans, a move that came as a result of the District of Columbia's recent legislation legalizing same-sex marriage.

"We are not going to walk away from the poor. We serve the poor and we serve them well," the archbishop said of Catholic Charities' annual service to 68,000 needy people in the city. "However, we are not going to compromise our teaching on marriage."

Following the 19th annual Rose Mass, a liturgy sponsored by the John Carroll Society that invokes God's blessings on the medical profession, Archbishop Wuerl spoke to society members. Many of those present serve as hospital chaplains, doctors, dentists, nurses, and other allied healthcare workers who volunteer with the Archdiocesan Health Care Network, a pro bono program of Catholic Charities begun 26 years ago and provides $4 million annually in free health care services to 3,000 poor and uninsured patients in the community.

The D.C. law did not include a meaningful religious exemption, and religious institutions like Catholic Charities that contract with the city were required under the new law specifically to recognize a new definition of marriage and of spouse when granting health care benefits. Benefits to a spouse must include spouses as now redefined by D.C. Council. The Council made very clear that "a religious institution is not exempt from liability if, for example, it denies health care benefits to the same-sex spouse of any employee."

[snip]

Archbishop Wuerl called Catholic Charities' choice that took effect March 2 a "difficult one" but "the only option left." He said that the Catholic Charities individual employee compensation package will continue to include a salary and benefits. "No one in the Catholic Charities' program up to the beginning of March will lose the benefits they now receive. However, in the new plan now in place, the ratio of salary to benefits may change since Catholic Charities cannot give spousal benefits to partners in a same-sex marriage," the archbishop said.....</blockquote>

tinyurl dot com slash yh9jjga

MY LETTER

Your Excellency:

I've read the story in the the most recent Catholic Standard about your talk at the Rose Mass luncheon. I see that Catholic Charities has chosen a particular way to defend the sanctity of heterosexual marriage. You would prefer to deny health care benefits only to homosexual spouses of employees, but since this is prohibited by law in DC, you obey the law by denying health care benefits to ALL new spouses. I was struck by the irony that you spoke on this topic after a mass in honor of those who PROVIDE health care.

There is an alternative. You could obey the DC law in a different way - by providing health care benefits to all who qualify as spouses under civil law, even while continuing to make clear the Church's own position on homosexual marriage. It is still not too late to adopt this policy, even now. I respectfully urge you to do so.

As for your current position, it reminds me very much of a previous practice, once again in the headlines - preserving the good name of the priesthood by swearing to secrecy those who were sexually abused by priests, while transferring the offending priests to new parishes. I recognize that this is an extremely painful and offensive example. I wonder if you realize how painful and offensive your current policy is, and not just to the people most directly affected by it.

[END OF TEXT OF MY LETTER]

Subsequently, I received two-page letter in reply from one of the Archbishop's staff, explaining why the Archbishop was correct. I was not persuaded.

In our donations this year, spouse and self shifted some of our giving away from the Archbishop's Fund, instead making a larger contribution to Catholic Relief Services.

RA
10/19/2011 02:03:03 am

@mistah charley, ph.d.
Great letter you wrote. Too bad the response was pathetic. The hypocrisy is incredible. My donations now go to secular organizations including one that provides assistance and support for LGBT youth and one who provides food and shelter for homeless families.

Conscious at last!
10/19/2011 02:50:10 am

O/T In addition to ArcXIX, someone else was on to SP early in the game:

http://cajunboyinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/09/im-sorry-feel-from-to-call-me-crazy-but.html

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I've lived long enough to see that
most fundamentalist thinking is about emotional projection, suppressed feelings and other forms of unexplored confusion.

I have always been struck by staunch anti-abortion folks. I cannot trust the emotional honesty of someone who cares so deeply for the unborn, but who is so ready to judge and punish everyone else.

While I wish them all well, I know that they are suffering deeply. They will never "scratch the itch" by focusing on other people's personal choices. Unfortunately, this emotional volatility can be used, over and over, by manipulative politicians. The right wing of the GOP would be LOST without this energy. You can be certain that the puppet masters would not really want a national law that makes abortion illegal. This would cause the loss of one of their most potent weapons of control!!

Banyan
10/19/2011 09:31:11 am

Also OT -- but I would also urge Brad to make his blog more accessible to comments. I've been trying to post there for days, without success.

I do not agree with Brad's analysis, and hope he will bring in some MDs -- particularly those with hands-on experience in repairing ear deformities -- to discuss this new ear theory re: Trig and Ruffles.




Laura Novak
10/19/2011 09:31:29 am

Conscious - you've articulated this just about the best I've ever seen anyone do. Thank you for clarifying what is so clear, but what is not always so easy to see through or explain. And I hadn't thought about the energy that would be lost if they were to let go of that "good fight." Pathetic, but true.

Thank you again, Ingrid, for sharing your experience here. And to the others who also talked of their lives. I appreciate your input.

MicMac
10/20/2011 08:38:21 am

You know, I really don't care what a politician's religion is, however "crazy" it appears on its face. Life has taught me that most faithful folks of whatever stripe, Muslim, Christian, B'Hai, Wiccan, Jewish, etc. just hew to these organized faiths in a personal way, a private way, but the end result mostly comes out the same. An intention to live righteously, if imperfectly, with an attempt at broader respect and understanding for their fellow man.

JFK, Billy Carter, Mitt Romney, Lieberman, Eisenhower, even, have all been cavilled for their faith by claims that it will drive them in their political decisions. Yet the record for these men does not reveal such an influence. They all appear to have made political decision upon the matters of state before them, not church.

But. This new crop of Fundie Right Wingers are an animal of a different stripe. They make statements, they raise money, they court votes precisely on the back of faith positions that they PROMISE to bring to bear on their decision making process, should they be elected. Furthermore, they demonize all others who do not believe as they do, casting them as Enemy #1. (Never heard any of the above men do this.)

So when someone running for political office allows herself to have hands laid on her in a blessing, videotaped, a blessing that promises that the church SHALL TAKE OVER the government, the banks, the schools and the military.

Well, then, that is when I start pushing back. And will not stop pushing back.

Not on my American watch.

phantomimic link
10/23/2011 10:13:56 am

Very true Ingrid, Sarah Palin exploited the desires and beliefs of many with total disregard for the consequences. However, she merely took advantage of a situation. The worst shackles enslaving individuals are those in the mind as you well know from your experience growing up. I am reading your book whenever I have a chance because I am in the last week of my move to a new house. When I finish it I will post a review on my website and on Amazon.

Thanks for having Ingrid here Laura!

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6/24/2013 05:28:27 pm

It is always good to be religious, but when it go high it becomes dangerous to the society and for our self itself. In most of the families, girls are taught to be they are under men and men rule the world. That is also a part of religious belief that we are having from years.


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