PinnedThe Year That Wasn’tIn 2021, we didn’t go to visit my sister for her birthday, because the numbers were high and no one wanted to risk it. None of us had had…Jan 1, 20221Jan 1, 20221
Fried Food and New BeginningsI ate tater tots today, in an actual restaurant. I’m not going to lie to you — it was odd.Feb 18, 2023Feb 18, 2023
Why Can’t There Be Music?It’s February again, which means February Album Writing Month (FAWM) is underway. It’s kind of like NaNoWriMo for music — you write 14…Feb 7, 2023Feb 7, 2023
In which I speculate wildly about United States politics 11/15/2022I have a very old BA in Politics and I spend way too much time on Twitter. I have no other qualifications to speculate on this.Nov 15, 2022Nov 15, 2022
Junior Year of the PandemicHow I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the QuarantineJan 28, 20221Jan 28, 20221
Puzzles, Popovers, and Physical TherapyThis week we are doing a new puzzle, because January is puzzle month now. It is cold, and no one wants to go anywhere anyway. In our house…Jan 4, 2022Jan 4, 2022
A Dog at 6 degreesThe dog is not enamored of the weather, which will go down to six degrees tonight. That’s Fahrenheit, for those of you from civilized…Jan 3, 2022Jan 3, 2022
There is light in dishesThere is an incomparable solitary beauty in the sheen of light that reflects from a spoon new-cleaned as you dry it.Jan 2, 20221Jan 2, 20221
Donald Trump has decided to take the Republicans down with himThey have decided to take the United States.Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020