September 2025

Woot. It is a Three-Day Series.  A brand new thing at Polly Goggles.Yes, today is the first day in a three-part series.  Oh, dive in on this very first day.   And the suspense will be killing you day after day. So here it is. September.  The first day of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere for […]

They walk among us.Sometimes in plain sight. History is full of people who seem to be wired all wrong. Those individuals who commit unspeakable acts of violence. It seems they are driven by dark impulses most of us can’t begin to understand. We know the infamous names: Jack the Ripper, The Boston Strangler, H.H. Holmes,

Here we are.How do you feel about yourself?  Inside and out? It seems like the older I get, the more I like some things about myself.  There are certain aspects of me that are changing, and some of those feel harder. But for the most part, I’ve come to a place of acceptance. I’m learning

Well. I like the color green most of the time.  So. Let’s Hear It for the Green. Here, where I live, we have a lot of green space around us.  But. If you’ve ever sighed dramatically at the sight of endless pavement or concrete high-rises, this might give you some green in your smile. Some

Here’s something to think about. Every little thing we do goes onward and outward. Yes. It is true. Even deciding to reheat that sad slice of pizza at 2 a.m.ripples out into the world in some way. That’s cause and effect, baby. It’s the universe’s way of keeping tabs. And it’s been in play since

The world is old. But when people started being people, they began hanging around in little groups.  Then, those little groups started merging and getting bigger.  Eventually, they became countries. So. How do we determine the oldest countries in the world? We know how old the Earth is.  Right now, it is about 4.54 billion

I don’t button up very often. Thankfully, hoodies don’t have buttons.  But here is something.  When I do wear a shirt or blouse,  I see that women’s shirts have buttons on the left, while men’s have them on the right. The question is.  Why? Oh, why? Once upon a time, genders were determined by fashion

Don’t run away because I’m talking about prayer. Prayer is many things to many people.  But. At its core, prayer is a form of communication. Between us and something else. It’s the act of reaching out from within, whether to a higher power, the Universe, the divine, or even just the stillness inside ourselves. Some