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. Continue Reading →
Tag: hope
Look Forward, or Back?
January is the Month With Two Faces A two-faced Roman deity gives us the name January Or maybe not: Wikipedia points out that while “conventional belief” holds that the first Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
If You Thought the Election Made Americans Crazy
Just wait until the COVID vaccine rolls out The end may be in sight — if you’re farsighted As Americans hunker down for what we’re warned will be a dark winter, Continue Reading →
Old Dog, New Tricks
Growth = trying hard at something hard We are all being tempered by the times we live in As a verb, the word “temper” has two meanings: to improve the hardness Continue Reading →