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Bristol Palin Lashes Out Against MTV's "Teen Mom OG" Over Her Edit
Remember when Bristol Palin proudly announced that she was joining the cast of "Teen Mom OG?" Turns out that she's not terribly proud of her MTV edit on the program.Once again, I don't watch the...
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Iowa Board of Medicine Moving Forward With Plan to Allow Treatment of Severe...
(Source)The Iowa Board of Medicine has voted to move forward with a proposal to add autism to the list of debilitating illnesses that can be treated with medical marijuana here in this state. Keep in...
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Two Rural School Districts in Iowa to Launch Mandatory Firearms Safety...
Middle school students in the rural Clarksville and North Butler school districts in Iowa will be required to attend mandatory firearms safety classes beginning in Spring 2019. These firearms safety...
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Jon's Blog Daily Blog: Call the Social Worker
I was online and somebody wished that there would be a social work version of "Call the Midwife." Which inspired me to reminisce about "The Damned," which inspired a bit of fictional re-branding.Enjoy!:
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Salvation Army Promotes Gay-Inclusive Substance Abuse Treatment Program
The Salvation Army continues to rehabilitate its anti-gay image. And largely it seems to be financially based. Every year, they complain that donations are down. Of course, it doesn't help that many...
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"Fuller House" Returns to Netflix With Its Gayest Season Ever!
It's hard to believe, but it's been a year since Netflix created any new episodes of "Fuller House." The fourth season dropped last weekend and I finally finished watching those thirteen episodes. Most...
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Christian Group Sues University of Iowa Over Its Inability to Reject Gay...
(Originally written on 12/14/17): An organization called Business Leaders in Christ (or BLinC) has filed a lawsuit against the University of Iowa, claiming that the university violated their religious...
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Trending Viral Video Good Reminder: Don't Touch Service Animals!
There's a video circulating right now that features a mother who is berating a group of service dog trainers after they told her that her toddler couldn't pet their service dogs. You can watch the...
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Remembering When the "Facts of Life" Girls Spent Christmas in Prison
These women have been weighing on my heart lately. I haven't received prayer updates from the program recently. Plus, there have been some unspecified organizational challenges within recent months...
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Remembering the...
I came down with a cold a few days before Christmas. Not sick enough to be anywhere life threatening. Just sick enough to take away much of the enjoyment of the holiday and my time away from work. I...
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Double Dads & Double Sons on This Week's Episode of "All New Double Dare!"
I haven't watched "Double Dare" in years. It's a long-running Nickelodeon game show where kids battle kids and families battle families and they all get slimed in the process. Apparently, the show got...
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I've Been Barred from the "Felix Ngole's Case" Facebook Page for Asking an...
Remember Felix Ngole, the Christian who was expelled from a masters of social work academic program at Sheffield University? He had gotten into an online debate on Facebook defending Kim Davis, the...
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President Trump Issues All Caps New Years Attack on his Haters // Even "Fox &...
I learned today that Dean Cain is a co-host for Fox News'"Fox & Friends." At least, he's a fill-in co-host for when the regulars are away on holiday or for a weekend. I guess that shows how little...
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The Thor That America Needs...
I never knew this existed until tonight, but I'm totally in love. Get this: The Mighty Thor Scooter!:Somebody one day in the distant past thought that American kids needed a Mighty Thor toy riding a...
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"Doctor Who" Fans Worked Up Over Death of Nameless Gay Security Guard
Have you heard of the Bury Your Gays trope? I hadn't. But I guess it makes sense. The idea is that LGBTQ characters are nominally more expendable than straight characters in media. The Advocate cited...
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Jon's Blog Daily Meme: I'm Not a Social Worker...
You might have to be in your 40s or 50s to get this reference...
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Remembering Beverly LaSalle, the Bunkers' Trans Friend from "All in the Family"
I usually enjoy "All in the Family" when I watch it, but I actually haven't watched that many episodes of the 70s sitcom. I usually catch an episode here and there in the evenings on some cable channel...
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