Two weeks down; who knows how many more to go? As I write this from my corner of Northern California, we’re on Day 10 of Governor Gavin Newsom’s commendable Stay The Hell Home order (need I point out that’s not its…
There’s a reason for the bunny photo; I’ll get to that For now, let’s acknowledge that we are all feeling a little — maybe more than a little — weirded out right now. In the U.S. as in everywhere in the world (at least all…
My fellow Americans, our pursuit of happiness isn’t going so well The most recent United Nations World Happiness Report (yes, that’s a thing), released in March 2019, shows that America has fallen in the ranks for the third year in a…
The problem I don’t have is: what to do with a billion dollars? This was the head-scratcher posed by the delightful Joelle and Vickie on their Two on a Rant blog. On the first Thursday of each month, they offer their…
The title of this post is misleading. I don’t have thrilling news to announce — at least, as of this writing I don’t, but hope springs eternal — so I am not asking for you to share in my exuberance at…