A Dose of Hallmark

If you have read or listened to any of the links, in my posts, you may need a dose of Hallmark.

I am a serious person. My experiences in 1998 and 2004-2005, made me even more serious. I needed people around me who lightened the load. I found some! I am a woman of faith. My book details how I resolve conflict. Sometimes I write.  Always, I pray.

I do not like artificial courage, so I never needed to take anything.  With the type of work I do, for the last 10 years, I have learned much. I evidently also knew intuitively and by example. My parents, also serious, never relied on chemicals to lift or depress.

If you read my posts on the lies of Covid, connect some dots. Ignorance is not bliss. Blank pages of ingredients and side effects, please, get real. Please! We know some in the medical field quack.

The serious side of me takes breaks. School violence has not been an easy topic to tackle even in (fact based) opinion pieces and book. My publisher said writing my book should make me cry. It did. And I had written much of it years before publication.

These resesrches who dive into the gory and devil filled details of school violence, hopefully, are not reading Stephen King or watching every Scream movie as entertainment.

I take time away from news based reality. Before 2005, I could watch the news, all four channels! Crime dramas, "who dun its",  espionage and some movies, like the Godfather, I enjoyed. I even watched Carrie and thought the story line was good until it wasn't. If you have not seen that horror movie, just substitute fire in a school instead of guns. 

My previous blogs explain soap operas. When my life took on some soap opera worthy story lines, I did not need to watch them for entertainment.

My favorite show for a very long time was Scarecrow and Mrs. King, a fine mix of espionage and love story. Chemistry, the actors had chemistry. Scarecrow was very handsome. The team of two helped keep America safe. Watch reruns. Art imitates life and many story lines play out in media news today. Hmm? Conflicts were resolved but violence was often a solution.

I found the Nanny, with Fran and her handsome hunk. I wrote a post on The Nanny. If I could be anyone else, it would be Fran, the character! She wasn't as oppressed or irritating as Lucy. She was smart, daring and well loved!  Her antics and "splaining" still make me laugh aloud! The actress/producer has led a serious life. I would choose another costume designer, but I was raised in NJ, not Brooklyn.  

In the last week, I have watched 27 Dresses. I  can watch it with kids in the room. Best thing about it, even shortened on YouTube, I can watch it again and again. 

Now for Hallmark. Life is about conflict and  resolution. Hallmark movies deal with serious. But the difference is, conflict is resolved peacefully! 

Enjoy a Hallmark movie today! You can find them on many streaming channels and uploaded on YouTube. Unlike the journal writers who become infamous, the Hallmark writers care about entaining without death as the main goal. 

The campier movies are hysterical. The Haul Out the Holly and Haul Out the Halloween are light! I know, but you have to watch to believe in life, right?

Live, Love, Laugh ( in that order). Sometimes you need a break from the screaming. None of this is medical advise! 

I do believe God has a sense of humor, along with the utimate sense of Justice and Mercy!

Added note: I attended Mass after I set this to publish. The Gospel though serious is about life and joy. The priest in his homily advised "be happy, we are blessed". I can relate to the Gospel and the homily.

Pray. You are not alone. Laugh, it's ok,  even when the world mocks.

Hallmark has been a staple of society bringing good news for decades. The Gospel has been bringing Good News for thousands of years.

Love. 

Marian R. Carlino

June 8, 2026

There Goes that "B" word again and more.

I use video links and other types of links to websites that I feel would be helpful.

Anyone who knows me well, knows, that I tell those interested in teaching to become a lawyer fiirst. Not a popular view, but since parents have given over parenting, or even given up on it, teaching is more than the three Rs. 

FBI Releases Manifesto of Nashville Shooter, Settles Lawsuit with WILL | Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty https://share.google/H3YSmGlmEdM8BamHS

When I wrote newspaper editorials, I used sources that were not always primary. I did not nor do I now, travel to locations. Observations and inspiration from a word, title, or connection would help me form the submission. Other editorials submitted would also spark a response. My experience in life and education were motivation. I still believe my experience, though not unique in retaliation. stands out because I did not go hide under a rock. Sworn taped testimony adds documentation and that is unique with no signed NDA. 

My last newspaper editorial was published in 2013. I started this blog in 2012 and wrote for a prolife blog, and managed it, from about 2015 to 2017. That was a primary experience in front of an abortion clinic, as was my teaching and family life of which I wrote.

I submitted a few editorials to Pittsburgh area media. In recent years, getting a viewpoint punlished that does not advocate for new gun laws is not easy. No excuse, I also stopped writing because I was working on my book.

A word, phrase or a title will inspire a post. I am posting much more lately because the Uvalde, Texas and Newport News, Va. school district’s shootings, and subsequent trials, have once again led me to write. 

School attackers are very similar regardless of age, sexual identity, gender dysphoric, race, nationality, location or weapon (s) used. Three common threads are anger, hatred, revenge and mental illness.

In the link below, the Nashville shooter, female by birth, uses that “b” word. Think about previous posts on that word. My book does explain too. 

The linked documentary uses the current trend with pronouns to reference the shooter. It was one person, not more than one. The narrator/ video creator explains why the use of a plural pronoun. I found  the use of "they" confusing but YouTube is terrible on free speech.

Identifying mental illness, as a shared attribute among attackers, is a mitigating factor, but not an excuse. The connection is not a shocking revelation unless that rock is your roof. 

Did a therapist know of any plans in advance to attack? I have seen medical records of gender dysphoric individuals and people are not shy on sharing. Court documents are telling. Testosterone is not the only medication prescribed in gender dysphoric patients. The video talks about depression and anxiety in this gender dysphoric shooter, as well as early onset problems in life. Do you know the side effects of medications for depression and anxiety? Learn before taking.

The response to the lack of information for the Covid shots seem to say, people do not care. Stupidity can abound and not just in school shootings, ASK!

Sexual identity factors in, but is not a direct cause to violence. This person had other things going on. Jealousy is mentioned. If the mentally ill need help, my question is, who knew? Was there a therapist? Parents?

People are people. Unchecked anger can become deadly.

As some titles of articles do, or in the case with this YouTuber, the channel’s name hit a chord for me. Dire Trip is the channel. The word “dire” factored into my experience.

This linked video references so many autopsy results. The shooting at the Christian school garnered national attention for the usual reasons, plus the release of the killer’s writings/manifesto became a legal battle. In February 2026 a judge ruled on the manifesto's release. 

This school was a victim of “The Columbine Effect” as you will hear if you chose to listen.

Maybe something in these links will strike a chord with you, before a killer strikes.

https://youtu.be/vPGg0kJecHs?si=FpYxQc3nls1zaWzV

This video posted on Octiber 23, 2025. There are many views and comments.

In June 2025, a legal settlement, based on a complaint filed in April 2023, was reached with the FBI and a news organization. A FOIA request filed by the media had been denied by the FBI under Biden's Presidency. The FBI under President Trump settled the case and released files on the shooting. Some information was released by other sources. Some was leaked.

Marian R. Carlino

June 7, 2026

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