Who Is Sassy? Well, likely we all are in some way or t'other.
In 2018 when I acted on a whim, Write Sassy was an idea ... a forum ... a podium (for anyone over fifty, think "soap box"). Although times of every decade can be contentious and we often need to vent, here we are in 2024--oh my goodness! We had no idea how contentious THIS decade would be!
Now (as then), I could vent on Twitter--now "X," Facebook (god, how I still dislike that place),
LinkedIn, or other crowded and loud online public venue.
But this is more my
style. Likely because of my age ... let's just say I'm 39 and Holding,
several times over ...
Sadly, there is not only much to vent about in today's world--most of us likely agree--it is even worse than in 2018. Even moreso now, while I may be as
serious as the topic requires, I still believe if we are dark without light, surely we
will go mad. Laughter is our light at the end of the tunnel.
No matter the seriousness of your day, I hope you find a way to connect with your Inner Child, if even for only five minutes. Or smile for no reason at all! Everyone around you will wonder what you've been up to. 😎
As a rowdy child with Irish heritage and curly auburn hair, my mother was fond of reciting a poem that I apparently lived up to:
There was a little girl
Who had a little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good
She was very, very good
And when she was bad she was horrid!
What she never told me, is it was the entry to a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). The poor girl just wanted to have some fun.
Because life has become even more serious for so many of us around the Earth, I decided to resurrect this blog. I still won't post regularly, but when the mood strikes, and if you happen to catch it, thanks for your interest.
I may comment on news ... though my viewpoint won't be altogether serious ... what's the fun in that? Or I may wax nostalgically for days gone by, or simply offer a philosophical tidbit to tease your brain and offer a different perspective.
Whatever my topic, you can be sure it will be intriguing and one I feel is important to you, not just me. More than ever in my considerably long lifetime, I feel we as a country, are teetering on the edge of survival.
While I write in all seriousness, life must also hold fun and frolic. The late philosopher, humorist and troubadour once reminded us, "If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane."* I hope you smiled ...
Cheers,
... aka IrishWriter
*Jimmy Buffet, "Changes in Lattitudes"
