Pursuant to my New Years Goals (was that a lawyerly way to write that, or what??), and also my renewed energy due to all the sleeping I’ve been doing these days, I’ve been…
No raise now. In December, they’ve promised to “look at” my issues. Let’s look at the other wonderful things that have hit me before 10am on this rainy Friday morning:…
Well I left that bleak post up quite a long while, and I’m sorry about that. Like everyone, I am experiencing the emotional “roller coaster” of quarantine – some days…
Jack recently turned 17. He’s driving now, applying to colleges. I wish you all could meet him. It is such a blessing to be present in this house with him. His mild-mannered good…
We saw Pearl Jam at Jazz fest. A really great show. The attendees were all so middle-aged. I’m so middle-aged. It was great, and bittersweet. Eddie Vedder is Sixty Years Old, but he…
Small things that bring me joy: Part 3 (which has links to Part 1 and 2) 10. A back scratch. I can’t believe I didn’t put this first. My grandmother used to tell…
Notes from the Tulane Book Fest – Anne Applebaum Sarah Broom & Tracy K. Smith Excerpt from “I will tell you the truth about this, I will tell you all about it” by…
We are planting trees in an underserved area of the city today – Craiggy and I. I am trying to volunteer on a community project twice a quarter this year – up from…