Click. Like. Like twice. Angry. Sad. Sending love. I’m not writing this about how FB/Insta [Meta, of all things!] has changed our lives—mine since 2011, the proud thing exclaims to me on a regular basis. Like most of us, I’m … Continue reading
My post today comes from my personal website and is part of my THIS IS… series, which I started just to share random things that I find cool or interesting or annoying or special in some way. This is one of … Continue reading
(Picture from here.) I’ve been somewhat discouraged over the last few years. Let me explain. I’m convinced that everything that we are is biological in origin. By this, I mean that the capability of human beings for music, culture, pair … Continue reading
(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
Hello, everyone and hooray for those of us who survived the Great Pacific Northwest Bake-off. We need some humor here, after this frightening few days, which sadly left our region with several deaths from the heat. Hey, climate change is … Continue reading
When my husband was still in charge of the remote control we fast forwarded through all the ads on the things that TiVo taped for us to watch. He was positively allergic to those things and there were many (annoying!) … Continue reading
(Picture from here.) Let’s wander back into the SF stories of the 50s and 60s. This was the age of the competent protagonist. Engineers were good at what they did. The world was pristine and pure—surely nothing as lovely as … Continue reading
A well-known politician stated several years into our recovery from the Great Recessions that the US economy was “flatlining.” This was not a statement of fact about the US economy, but rather a metaphor that referred to the loss of … Continue reading
You examine every possible symptom and exposure. 1. A “dry cough”: at night, a present tickle in the throat, could it be the antihypertension medication? ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors are notorious for a side effect of cough. Or is it … Continue reading
I’ve nabbed the title for today’s blog from an very old satirical TV show that only members of a certain generation (who are still alive) will remember. The show debuted in the U.K. in 1962 hosted by comedian and journalist … Continue reading
