Talk Time with Hope

Oh yeah...still gonna be talking covid and vaccines.  I started back driving full-time. Yeah baby! But have to say I haven't missed the rude passengers! Stay safe and keep healthy! God bless

Talking all things Olympics today. Ok, maybe not all things as there really is a lot I could talk about {Simone Biles and how I love what she did to take her of herself mentally as well as physically and how many weren't happy about that...I'll try to talk about that in the future though.} but I did want to speak about some touching stories that have come out of the Olympics thus far. :)  CON...

***Yes, I do realize I said Portland and Orgon. And YES, I do know that Portland is in Oregon. HAHAHA! I be smart! ;-)*** You hear about the dudes that built them a rocket (looks like men's private parts...just saying) and different kind of spacecraft and went and going to space...ish? I think it's cool but I understand why many aren't thrilled about it too.  Hey, hey, it's the Olympics. Love...

I'm not gonna lie...I miss my mom big time and with her birthday coming up, even harder on the heart. First one without her. :(((( Alright, let's see what's been in the news. I've made sure to end the news with an actual feel good story I read about today. :) PLEASE don't let your guard down with this Delta variant, of covid! Stay safe! Even if you are vaccinated and had covid...keep being proacti...

Yours truly is happy to report that I am getting better, stronger; however, now I have to wait for my vehicle as it has been recalled and the part (the engine) to fix it is on backlog. It could be the end of this month before I get it back, maybe sooner and even more later. That's been a real bummer. I know it's to fix a serious safety problem, but driving has been my main source of income. Frustr...

Talking about how Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) continues to show that she ain't all there. And how she should not be holding political position. She spoke at a trump rally and went an called Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is a communist. Really MTG, really?! Happy to say that at least 40 Democrats have stepped up and spoken against MTG's insane behavior. She needs to go back to Georgia and back to...

The devastating collapse of the Miami condo, in Surfside Miami is still hurting my heart. I feel my heart will feel more and more pain as the days move on and more people are found. I just pray that there can be some miracles and people will be found alive. I know that the chances are small but we hold on to hope. Prayers for the loved ones as well as condolences to the loved ones of the nine that...

Hey guys! Happy Gay Pride Month! Hope y'all are surviving the heat...especially if you live in Texas. It be HOT!!!!!!! Today talking about Gay Pride Month. Podcasters like Joe Rogan who be making MILLIONS just talking into a mic. But you know he has the fame and famous people to bring on to be getting paid. Would be great to be rolling in  for $$$ doing something as awesome as podcasting! Hel...

Hey, YES you got me TWO times this week. Honestly, I could do an episode five times a day but I try to control myself. lol Talking about what a nerd I was in middle school...but how I wanted to be an athlete so bad I refused to take a physical education class. And talking about how there have been fans at the NBA playoffs doing classless stuff to players. Like come on!  Lastly, talking about...

I know it's been a minute...but I'm happy to be back! Did you miss me? Well, I sure have missed you! :-) I'm doing better and my how much has time been flying! I have ONE more chemo treatment to go! Yay! Insert happy dancer here! I have two Navy buddies coming to be with me for my last treatment. I'm pretty stoked about it!  Now, cyberbullying and Chrissy Teigen. Whattttttt????? Yep, apparent...

Hey guys! What a time we are living in! Did you hear about the new CDC recommendations for masks? No, it's not a blank check to for everyone to go shirtless...I mean maskless. ;-) Listen in to hear what yours truly has to say about it and hear about how my weekend went over in Houston. Also, seriously, WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?  I have chemo #5 coming up tomorrow. I'm both excited about it and not...

The White House is working with Lyft and Uber to give free rides for those going to get vaccinated. How awesome is that?!  Things are getting closer and closer to a (semi kind of) normal life, here in America -- and Western countries. Still pray for India and other places hit hard with covid19!  ***I spoke briefly about the Gaza - Israel conflict and called Gaza a country when I know it'...

The limited driving I have done, of late, had been really good cause I have met some cool people and of those cool people were three cool dudes. Marty and his brother and their friend, AKA the model, were such a breath of fresh air. I enjoyed the conversation(s) we had and boy did we have so much to talk about. He is a barber who is on Youtube and Instagram and please go check him out ---> Mary...

Well guys, I is back! I didn't plan on not doing an episode for two weeks, but sometimes it bes that way. And for me it was due to the latest chemo treatment I had. It knocked me down! I was drained of every ounce of energy I had. And how awesome it is to feel alive again. I think this chemo fatigue lasted for a good 5 solid days. But atlas, I'm much better and wanted to give you an update on how...

This is not political. Nor should it be -- thought people do try to make it so.  I'm talking about vaccines and how we need to keep moving forward with people getting them. Yes, there have been people with adverse reactions and there have been deaths BUT when you look at the MILLIONS of people getting vaccinated you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning or winning the lottery or...

So, this episode is (for the most part) solely dedicated to politics. Talking about Matt Gaetz, Majorie Taylor Greene (I just can't with that name) and and what the heck is going on in Georgia -- with its voter suppression laws passed. And regarding the plethora of corporations standing up and say "hey, this ain't cool!" Come take a listen. :) 

Alright so it's been almost a full month since I ended season 5 and I hope you guys didn't miss Talk Time with Hope too much. Ok, maybe I hope you did miss me...cause I maybe kind of sorta just a little missed y'all and doing my podcast thang! :-)  This season will have 23 episodes as it represents my age 23 and what was going on when I was that age. Which happened to be in Austin Texas. Well...

Sorry it took me so long to get this last episode of season 5 done. But things have been crazy! The second treatment seemed to be going well but then seemingly out of nowhere I got hit and hit hard by SHINGLES! Or as I refer to them as a piece of hell itself. Ok, maybe that's not what I have called them but just as I was typing this I did think that's what a piece of hell on earth would be like. T...

Was able to take my baby, Spunkey, to the vet. A vet that was recommended to me by a somewhat new friend, who loves animals, and a vet that didn't cost a leg and an arm. Praise God! Now, the only problem is the whole giving her her liquid medication. CATS DO NOT CARE TO BE GIVEN MEDICATION VIA A SYRINGE. Or really any other way aside from a shot (and I"m willing to bet they don't care for that eit...

I had a nice day today. I went for a walk and enjoyed the sunny warmer weather. I have problems with my knees, neck, back and shoulder so well it makes it to where I can't exercise like I used to and for very long. 😭 But I can still do something so that's what I'm grateful for. 😊 I talked about women a few episodes ago, that aren't so nice and about white privilege. Well time to talk about the m...

So, the darn chemo has affected my mouth again and well it has me thinking I sound a bit English. I know my British friends won't like my British impressions but maybe they'll get a chuckle out of it. So, I'm trying something to see how it goes. A some reasons why: 1. I gotta be realistic with my financial responsibilities and though I've got donations (which I'm TRULY grateful for) it's not even...

Alright so A LOT has happened since my last episode. Happy to report I'm, hopefully, over the hump of not so great side effects from the second chemo of this second recurrence, oh I pray last recurrence. The nausea was insane. And the muscle pain was excruciating. But I'm doing alright today. Now I am, all of Texas (and many states) are dealing with freak winter stuff. Yes, Texas is going through...

It's Super Bowl Sunday and this gal really isn't into it. If my Dallas Cowboys aren't in it than well why watch? :-) Ok, I said I had some political stuff I'd be talking about in my next episode and this is it. Feel free to skip to where I talk about World Cancer Day. Or tune in and see what I have to say. Not just on Majorie Taylor Green (MTG) but also on Jenny Cudd (I think I said her name was S...

I know I touched base on my birthday in a previous episode, but I wanted to share with y'all why it's way more worth celebrating now than before cancer. And how I like to celebrate is not in a big to show kind of way. I like more low key and can quite frankly be good celebrating on my own. But one thing that is different is not having my mom here to even wish me happy birthday. She was almost alwa...

Going to talk about, gonna shock y'all but not about politics or even anything in the news, losing friends. In particular, me losing a good friend recently. Not to dying or death, but rather to, well, I guess I rightly don't really know. If you were to know me on a personal level you would discover that friends mean the world to me. Friends are like family and some are just as if not closer to me...