CronaWatch 2020 Week XYZ

I just have few items this week because bloody hell, this week felt like walking through water. First, I am … More

CronaWatch 2020 Week X

So, I’m gonna go all cool and just use letters instead of numbers and incite Twitter and Facebook riots about … More

CronaWatch 2020 Week 6

OK, so remember last week how I said I couldn’t deal with continuing the TP imagery? Well I lied. I … More

Winter Hiking Is for the Rest of Us

I was in New Hampshire earlier this week, primarily to cozy up to a fire in a cute cabin and … More

Chocolate Is the Answer

I’ve got David Sedaris’s newest book, Calypso, nearby for courage. If you are not familiar with him, he writes some … More

Once upon a time, I wanted to be a literary writer. As a kid and teenager, I wrote my share … More

Magic Bus Ride

I was waiting for the bus not long ago, and I had a series of nearly blog-worthy moments come to … More

Merry Memories

We’ve gotten to that point in my family where my parents are no longer able to do the Christmas thing. … More

We’re in the Same Boat

“I’m looking for a fishing boat,” said my friend Kelly. “I have a boat,” I said. 12 of us were … More

Rumination DJ

My friend Jeff Driskell, a social work professor at Salem State University, recently gave a great TEDx talk called My Unique … More