And The News Is Gone With the Wind
It was the leaves that did me in. Leaves. After years of the news (especially our local news) becoming more and more ridiculous, sensational, and downright bonkers in the never-ending… Read more »
Category: Random Generalizations & Observations
A Few Good and Beautiful Things
The world is a cesspool. Yep, I said it. There seems to be no end to the crap that’s going down everywhere you look. Just when you think it can’t… Read more »
Think About What You’ve Gained, Not What You’ve Lost
Covid isn’t going anywhere, no matter how much we might wish it were otherwise. This long, drawn out ordeal isn’t anywhere near over, and the toll it’s taking on us… Read more »
My Most Relaxed Summer Since the 80’s
I will say this for the Covid pandemic: It has caused me to relax in ways I never anticipated. Now that I’ve adjusted to the changes in my life and… Read more »
Refuse to Be Stupid
It hasn’t escaped my notice that there seems to be a culture of anti-intellectualism brewing in the world. Certainly not everywhere, or in every person, but it’s becoming obvious that… Read more »
Try Not to Poison Your Brain. You’ll Need It Someday.
(Standard disclaimer: I’m not a doctor, so nothing here is genuine medical advice. See your doctor for that. I’m just a person with a brain who’s learned just how fragile… Read more »
Second Thoughts About Freebies
Maybe it’s all the quarantine donuts and Oreos I’ve ingested, or a reaction to the profoundly screwed up world we’re living in, but lately I’ve been giving a lot of… Read more »
Quarantine Got You Down? Allow Me to Teach You How to Be an Introvert.
With the coronavirus sweeping the world, a lot of people are finding themselves doing time in isolation and quarantine. For introverts like me, this is actually a good thing. We… Read more »
Disease Prevention: Some Thoughts
First off, standard disclaimer: I’m not a doctor or any sort of medical professional. The advice on disease prevention contained herein is accumulated from my personal experience. My experience might… Read more »
The Dumbing Down of Reading: Gone Too Far?
I’m certainly not an expert on teaching kids to read. I’m merely an avid reader myself, and an author. I was also once a kid who was raised free-range when… Read more »