Last night, while I was taking my Official Daily Break (which involves sitting on the couch and doing the NYT crossword), my husband was watching a police drama on TV. I don’t know which one—there are so many. I couldn’t Read more
Today is National the Day the Music Died Day. That sounds terrible if you ask me, so I had to do some research. And the background for this day is that on February 3, 1959, the plane carrying Buddy Holly, Read more
2020 felt a lot like that Billy Joel song, We Didn’t Start the Fire https://youtu.be/eFTLKWw542g. We could recite a litany of things that hit the fan. Or we could just watch JibJab do it for us: https://youtu.be/nNaGzi_LpDw. 2021 has got Read more
Sometimes writing is dull. No, not just dull. Deadly boring. I stare at myself in the mirror, noting the bags under my eyes, mind fuzzy from lack of a good night’s sleep. I snort at my own bedraggled appearance. The mediocre Read more
The end of last year brought a few changes, one of which was the safe arrival of my very late new granddaughter Addie, who finally greeted the world on Christmas Eve. Needless to say our Christmas was very much play Read more
So this is 2021. Ain’t it fun? But even as things continue to be rough, I see moments of hope on the horizon. The virus is the big question mark and threat— I wish you all safety and neighbors who Read more