Shanon Angermeyer Norman
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Gold, Published Poet at allpoetry.com since 2010. USF Grad, Class 2001.
Currently focusing here in VIVA and Challenges having been ECLECTIC in various communities. Upcoming explorations: ART, BOOK CLUB, FILTHY, PHOTOGRAPHY, and HORROR.
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My insane response to current politics
I just got finished watching a video on youtube where a black woman (I suppose she is a Trump fan) was attacking Kamala Harris for her flaky answers to various questions that she is asked. The woman called Harris "fake". I thought it was funny in a way because I can understand how Trump fans would see him as more "authentic" than Harris, but Harris is being more "political" based on the standards set for the definition of "political". The woman says that Harris is "fake" because she can not answer the question about the border problem. She dodges and dances around the question. This is exactly why I stay on the fence about this election. This is just like Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan - with Trump as Tonya and Nancy as Harris. Nancy is what the judges wanted: nice and sweet with the proper clothing. It didn't matter to the judges that Tonya could do a triple axel. She didn't dress or speak the way they wanted her to. Trump and Tonya were just being authentic. But that's not political. There is no rule in any Political Science book that says authenticity is a staple of politics.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in The Swamp
Shannon Birmingham quit boxing for unfair rules
You've probably never heard of Shannon Birmingham, right? She was not a famous Olympian or a medal winner or an actress in your favorite movie or the singer on the radio. So how the heck are you supposed to know who she is? You're not. I didn't know anything about her either, until I read about her while reading a record of Tonya Harding's short-lived boxing career. According to the roster, Tonya Harding won three fights and lost three fights. One of the fights that she won was in Gulfport, Mississippi against opponent Shannon Birmingham.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in History
The Presidential Debate was eye-opening
I wish I hadn't watched the debate last night (September 10th, 2024) because after watching it I am certain that the next four years are not going to be any different than the past eight years regardless who wins. Americans may as well bury their heads in the sand because neither Trump or Harris is going to lead us away from the shameful state that our country is in at this time.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in The Swamp
Danielle plans for Fig's birthday
For my 40th birthday, Fig went all out and made my day really wonderful. She had gotten me my favorite cake: chocolate gnosh. She had reserved a table at my favorite restaurant: Red Lobster, where she decorated it with balloons and my favorite flowers: tulips. She even got one of her musician friends to bring his guitar and serenade me. It was so incredible I was almost embarrassed. Well, I know that 33 isn't like the typical big numbers like 16, 21, 30, 40, 50, etcetera, but I'm going to act like it is anyway. I can't wait another 7 years for her to turn 40 before I make her feel as special and loved as she made me feel last year.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Fiction
Which Incarceration is Better?
As I ponder a book that was titled "We're All Doing Time" I am reminded of another writer (Dante) and also the word "incarceration". I've often listened to the lyrics of Pink Floyd's song "Wish You Were Here" and wondered where he wrote those words and who was he trying to reach with that song? Life is very mysterious and deep. Writers and artists are always expressing that.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Criminal
Can Legislation make the roads safer?
I won't get into my opinions about chaos theory or probability factors, because numbers will not help you see the point I want to make in this article. However, if you too are familiar with those schools of thought then you will understand the profundity of the topic I'm going to explore here and now.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in The Swamp
Aging With Grace is Challenging. Top Story - September 2024.
Experience can be a burden sometimes. Sometimes I feel like I know too much or have been through so many difficult times, so I am frozen. Like a growth paralysis. When I recall some of the best days of my life, I know that they happened because I was extremely brave to have pursued them. However, the flip side is also true. Some of the worst days of my life occurred from a bad choice or action, and then my courage was tested for enduring and surviving it. Life is pretty crazy like that. I think it's especially mysterious when a great day or a horrible day occurs without any choice at all. You can neither take credit or blame for it. Those days are the days where I was either thanking God immensely, or begging Him for some relief from the strife or pain.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Humans
How Fig and Me met
After I ate a couple of microwavable White Castle cheeseburgers and some leftover Rice Roni, I washed some dishes and felt tired enough for bed. My cat likes to sleep under my bed sometimes - I think she pretends we're sisters and that I'm on the top bunk. Sometimes she sleeps on my bed throughout the day, under the blankets like she's protected by a magical fort. And sometimes she sleeps with me at night, cuddled up next to me as if she's my special guardian sent to protect me from anything harmful. I love her very much.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Fiction
Fig and Me Thrift Store Hopping
I threw a dirty pan into the empty sink and told myself I'd wash it before I went to bed. It was only 4:30 p.m. Who the heck does dishes at 4:30 p.m? Not me. I had already swept the floor listening to one of my favorite cd's by Sheryl Crow, and the house was clean enough. My cat thought so anyway and if it's good enough for her, it's good enough for me.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Fiction
Settling into wise maturity
When I sit down and think about how many years I've lived to remember sometimes it's shocking to me. Some memories were so profound that the year when they occurred is bold in my mind. 1983, moving to Florida. 1989, graduating from high school. 1993, the year my grandmother died. 1995, my trip to England. 1997, the year my son was born. 2001, the year I graduated from college. 2005, the year I signed the adoption papers that gave my son another set of parents. 2008, the year I was awarded social security disability benefits. 2011, the year I got married. 2012, the year my mother passed away. 2018, the year I became a felon and went to jail for the first time. 2023, the year I signed divorce papers. Today is September 2nd, 2024, Labor Day. I'm sitting here in front of my laptop writing this and wondering at the age of 53, what haven't I done yet that I can still do? The truth is there isn't much and each day that I wake up again to live is more shocking than it ever was. I remember 1990 like it was yesterday. I remember thinking I would never live to see the year 2000, but I did live to see it, and now that was 24 years ago.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Journal
The Rising Value of Blue Collar Workers
Do you know anyone who was born in 1924? I only ask because if you do that person is 100 years old this year. It's possible. I know some people who are in their 80s. They were born in the 1940s during WW2 havoc. Isn't that bizarre? That while the whole world was blowing each other up, people still had babies? I guess they found some time for hanky panky in between hiding from the bomb explosions. This seems like a weird intro doesn't it? How is anything I just wrote connected to Blue Collar Work? You'll see. Just let me warm up.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in History
From Hoarding to Minimalism
About 10 years ago, I was happily married and celebrating my third or fourth anniversary in our home watching an episode of the show "Hoarders". There were lots of jokes made by viewers of the show such as "Whenever I feel like I have too much or I shouldn't go shopping, I just watch an episode of Hoarders and I feel fine again." I admit I was doing just that and it was no joke, it worked like a charm. If someone criticized my shopping outings or spending habits, I'd watch another episode of "Hoarders" and since my home didn't look like theirs, I was fine. If someone criticized me for one of my collection obsessions (craft supplies, dolls, shoes, dvds), I'd simply watch another episode of "Hoarders" and since my home didn't smell of dead cats and rats and I didn't have to climb over a mountain of dvds to get to the bathroom, I was fine. There was no way I was overspending or overcollecting or overshopping. Right?
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Psyche
