Jan M. Flynn

Yesterday was a beautiful day. Not just in the sense of good weather and lovely scenery — those things are pretty much standard issue in...

Yesterday was a beautiful day. Not just in the sense of good weather and lovely scenery — those things are pretty much standard issue in...

First, some words of self defense: it was a crazy day. Crazy good, but still. I had just finished working at the middle school, where it...

First, some words of self defense: it was a crazy day. Crazy good, but still. I had just finished working at the middle school, where it...

The sun was back in Napa Valley yesterday.  It lit up the chrome-yellow of the wild mustard that burst into bloom between the vines,...

The sun was back in Napa Valley yesterday.  It lit up the chrome-yellow of the wild mustard that burst into bloom between the vines,...

Last night we watched the Oscars, from the very beginning of the red carpet coverage (the portion of the evening I refer to as The...

Last night we watched the Oscars, from the very beginning of the red carpet coverage (the portion of the evening I refer to as The...

I am usually fond of rain, especially when I don’t have to be out in it. Curling up in my favorite chair in front of the fireplace with a...

I am usually fond of rain, especially when I don’t have to be out in it. Curling up in my favorite chair in front of the fireplace with a...

ABC News It’s been a week, hasn’t it? A 24/7 onslaught of outrage, of assaults on truth and reason, culminating in a flat-out ban on...

ABC News It’s been a week, hasn’t it? A 24/7 onslaught of outrage, of assaults on truth and reason, culminating in a flat-out ban on...

I’m camped out at Gate C3 at Sea Tac airport, staring out at a dreary, rain-spattered tarmac. And I feel just great. I’m on my way home...

I’m camped out at Gate C3 at Sea Tac airport, staring out at a dreary, rain-spattered tarmac. And I feel just great. I’m on my way home...

Bye-bye, 2016. A lot of folks were happy to see you go; you didn’t play very nice. And hello, 2017. We hope you behave yourself better...

Bye-bye, 2016. A lot of folks were happy to see you go; you didn’t play very nice. And hello, 2017. We hope you behave yourself better...

And now, dear reader, we come to that hazy sliver of time between Christmas and New Year’s. I have devoted nearly ten minutes of research...

And now, dear reader, we come to that hazy sliver of time between Christmas and New Year’s. I have devoted nearly ten minutes of research...

The last time this happened, I was walking my dog through the vineyards near our home. Innocent, happy, anticipating the return of my...

The last time this happened, I was walking my dog through the vineyards near our home. Innocent, happy, anticipating the return of my...