(Picture from here.) I don’t usually talk here about shenanigans on the public stage. But today, I’m going to make an exception. I had a troubling phone conversation with a friend the other night. We’ll call her Brenda and her … Continue reading
Just had an interesting exchange online with someone who tried very hard with camouflage but couldn’t help revealing true colours quite quickly – it was all in a response to a meme that suggested that nurses should be paid more … Continue reading
I’ll get to the horses next week after relating my experience in buying a pair of binoculars in Hines, Oregon, just up the road from Burns. This is the “Guns” part of the story. Among the other items I forgot … Continue reading
I just committed unnecessary travel during Covid. Interesting that the word “Covid” has become a noun in itself—one doesn’t need to add “era” or “pandemic” to it any more. It’s Covid and everyone knows what that means. An adjective or … Continue reading
Ice. On Facebook this morning, I posted a screen shot of the NOAA weather app showing how Albany, Oregon missed the ice bullet. Just a few miles north of us, in the capital, Salem, trees fell, transformers exploded and roadways … Continue reading
I wrote the following some time back. But I think it’s worth updating and revisiting the subject. DecodeDC had a good episode on the neuroscience behind political advertising before it died. You can still get the podcast ifyou look for … Continue reading
Due to current events, a lot of people have been talking about leaving the United States. Just pulling up sticks and going somewhere else. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. It’s the classic fantasy … Continue reading
This one might be a little depressing. That crystal ball we never had is looking more and more like a Magic8 Ball, giving you veiled and often irrelevant answers to increasingly desperate questions. Everything that you thought you knew about … Continue reading
One thing I have to admit, COVID-19 and our various other crises make this July less intolerable than usual. No, let me take that back. It’s not less intolerable than usual. But… July is Canberra’s bad month. Pretty outside and … Continue reading
The Pacific wind visits us often, bringing a cool freshet to the hot Willamette Valley. I’m outside with warm ginger tea beginning the blog of which subject I have no idea. I got two “Smithsonian” magazines today; I just subscribed … Continue reading
