Monthly Archives: May 2020

A Minneapolis Center For Low-Income Housing Asked For Food Donations… Here’s How People Responded

Posted on May 30, 2020 by theboeskool

This is going to be a very short post… If you’re anything like me, the last week has been a blur of depressing news… And part of the reason for that blurriness has been the tears in my eyes. You … Continue reading →

Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Demanding Justice, Food Donations, Generosity, George Floyd, Hope, Justice For George, Minneapolis riots, Police Brutality, Reasons for hope, Systemic Racism, The language of the unheard | 2 Comments

White People Care More About A Lady Choking Her Dog Than We Do About Police Choking A Black Man

Posted on May 26, 2020 by theboeskool

In the past 24 hours, social media has been filled up with a video of a woman named Amy Cooper who was filmed in New York’s Central Park making a distressed call to 911 falsely reporting that her life was … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Ahmaud Arbery, Amy Cooper, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Choking a dog, Christian Cooper, Emmett Till, Eric Garner, George Floyd, John Crawford III, Karening, Police Brutality, Racism, Tamir Rice, W. Kamau Bell | 3 Comments

This Was A Pool In Lake Of The Ozarks This Weekend… We Are So Screwed.

Posted on May 24, 2020 by theboeskool

I’m not usually one to believe conspiracy theories, but I’m starting to think white people are trying to make me lose all hope. This was the scene this Memorial Day weekend at a place in Missouri called “Backwater Jack’s.” Initially, I … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Backwater Jack's, Coronavirus, COVID19, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Politics, Negligence, Osage Beach, Overcrowded Pool, Pool Bar in Lake of the Ozarks, Screaming into the void, Social Distancing, Tourism, We are screwed | 12 Comments

Anti-Maskers: It’s Not Freedom You’re Fighting For… It’s Selfishness

Posted on May 21, 2020 by theboeskool

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Mt. St. Helens eruption. I watched a documentary about it today with my kids. The similarities between what happened back then to what is happening today with “reopen” protesters and “anti-maskers” was … Continue reading →