You Have the Right to Remain Mouthy

This morning, I was thinking about how much I enjoy my LGBTQ friends. I have several people I’m close to who are part of the community. And others that I enjoy chatting with on my writing platforms. I love being able to read and support their articles about their experiences within the community. My favorite person in the world is gay, my wonderful daughter. Being an ally and friend to the queer community isn’t something new to me. Or impressive, at least in my mind.

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -22:39 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Happy Super Bowl Sunday, Everyone! I powered through a groggy, light-headed feeling this morning when I recorded this episode of The Renegade Writer’s Mouthy Musings podcast. It wasn’t easy. Shit got weird. You’ll see. I’m sure it’s not as bad as I’m thinking. But it was certainly a struggle to maintain focus and keep my thoughts organized. I took too much cold medicine last night before bed.

Here’s a little reminder of how to deal with MAGA family, on Super Bowl Sunday. Keep this article in your playbook, should you find yourself in an ignorant, racist, bigoted situation today. If your extended family is anything like mine, you know what it’s like to have a racist, bigoted, sexist, or homophobic family member. Maybe several. Perhaps a number of them have terrible views about all four things, like ignorant asshats tend to do. Some feel that you never should turn your back on your family.

I’ve noticed over the years that couples are often quite similar. Mainly, regarding how good each person is as a human being. It’s been rare that I’ve noticed a truly wonderful, caring, person being in a long-term relationship with a horrible douchebag. It doesn’t usually work out, long-term. Perhaps for a bit. But then the better human of the two usually wisens up and leaves. This isn’t to say I haven’t seen mismatched or uneven couples before.

I’m a day late with my usual Friday Night article by my Sis, . So here it is tonight. This one is going to get you right in the feelers. I know it did for me. She’s one of my favorite writers on our platform. I’m a huge dog person. I adore those furry four-legged little bundles of joy. is my favorite creature on the planet to spend most of my waking hours with, as a work-from-home writer and podcaster. Though she’s doing well and spry, she will turn 13 this year.

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -23:02 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Hey Everyone, Thank you for tuning into this latest episode of The Renegade Writer’s Mouthy Musings. I’m quite irritable today, big surprise. All of the bullshit nonsense I’m reading about Trump and Elon Musk’s illegal, petty, shitty activities has me fired up. This cannot be good for my stress levels. I’m fired up on this one. My afternoon article today reflected that, too.

Most people in 2025 America are stressed out about the direction that the United States is headed. After three weeks of Jabba the Trump’s reign of terror, many folks are worried about their finances. Others worry about their jobs and careers. Some are fearful for their lives. With the Trump administration’s attacks on so many levels, people are scared shitless. His dozens of executive orders defy logic. Everything that’s being signed into law seems to be the reverse of common sense.

I get it. The Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce romance of the 2023–2024 NFL season was in our faces pretty much non-stop. Some couldn’t get enough of pop music and professional football’s power couple. Others were tired of seeing the frequent coverage of them. Some were supporters, others were haters. But I have something we can all agree on for this year’s Super Bowl LIX. Or 59, if you’re MAGA and aren’t smart enough to read Roman numerals. You voted for Trump, so that’s not a stretch.

Today was a good day, Y’all. I finally achieved a goal I’d been actively working on since Trump was elected. After the shock wore off from him defeating Kamala Harris in the November election, I knew I needed to get to work. Not just on my writing and podcasting, but also on a personal goal. I wanted to be able to leave the country. Though I’ve had travel in mind for the past few years, the events we’ve seen during Trump’s first few weeks in office have lit a fire under my ass.

Greetings, my loyal patriotic Americans! It’s your favorite President, Donald J. Trump. Funny story about the J in my name, have you heard about this? Evidently, the American population thinks that my middle name is John. Fake news. It’s actually “Jesus”. Pronounced like that liberal, commie socialist white guy from the Middle East in the Bible. Not “Hey Soos”, like how our brown neighbors from the South would pronounce it. Seriously, this is America. Learn to speak American, already.