Can We Come Out Now?
Ready or not, it’s a different world My friends and I take a table outside and scan the posted QR code Three-dimensional menus are largely a casualty of the pandemic. It’s a small but pervasive shift, one of the reminders that…
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Under the Heat Dome
We fled the California fires, and here we are Living in Napa Valley was a dream come true, at first In 2014 when we moved to the lovely little Wine Country town of St. Helena, we kept pinching ourselves. Here we…
The Post-Inaugural Letdown Effect
The Republic stands, but I slump I didn’t give much thought to how I’d feel after the Inauguration I mean, how could I? There was just so much going on. Every single day since at least Halloween has been a…
A Cautious Happy New Year
We’re not out of the woods yet, but we can glimpse the clearing Christmas 2020 is in the rearview Despite the harsh contrasts between this Christmas and its predecessors, and despite its restrictions and isolation, the day at least offered a…
9 Headlines I Can’t Wait to Read
Seriously, I’ll drop everything for these articles As the most truncated Thanksgiving in living memory takes its place in history, I suggest we take a few minutes to consider what news we will be grateful for in the please-God-not-too-distant-future. With…