Jan M. Flynn

Last year, I was lucky enough to be one of the hundreds of thousands of people marching in Washington D.C. at the first Women’s March. It...

As I pointed out in my previous post (Be Happy For Me, 1/08/18), each day brings with it a new outrage here in these tenuously united...

As I pointed out in my previous post (Be Happy For Me, 1/08/18), each day brings with it a new outrage here in these tenuously united...

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...

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...

macontracting.com It’s not like the year hasn’t had its bright spots. But on the whole, I can’t say I’m sorry to see 2017 slide into...

macontracting.com It’s not like the year hasn’t had its bright spots. But on the whole, I can’t say I’m sorry to see 2017 slide into...

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the land Our knowledge was warped because words had been banned. The experts who were...

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the land Our knowledge was warped because words had been banned. The experts who were...

Last year, my Yule week blog post focused on how our Christmas trees have morphed with the passage of time (see Less Holly, More Jolly if...

Last year, my Yule week blog post focused on how our Christmas trees have morphed with the passage of time (see Less Holly, More Jolly if...

forums.mtbr.com Bing Bing is the name my husband and I gave to the skilled nursing facility where he was an inmate, I mean patient, for...

forums.mtbr.com Bing Bing is the name my husband and I gave to the skilled nursing facility where he was an inmate, I mean patient, for...

wikimedia.org If you’re a fan of Stranger Things, you’re familiar with the creepy netherworld referred to as the Upside Down. It’s the...

wikimedia.org If you’re a fan of Stranger Things, you’re familiar with the creepy netherworld referred to as the Upside Down. It’s the...

With the first shot from the holiday season already arcing over the bow, it seems a good time to revisit a post from the past . . ....

Here comes my favorite holiday: a day devoted entirely to celebrating the people and events and circumstances and things that bring us...

Here comes my favorite holiday: a day devoted entirely to celebrating the people and events and circumstances and things that bring us...

I read recently about a Japanese man named Fumio Sasaki who, in the interests of mental clarity, has resolved to possess no more than 150...

I read recently about a Japanese man named Fumio Sasaki who, in the interests of mental clarity, has resolved to possess no more than 150...