I ♥ Richard Thompson
I’ve said it before and I’ll probably say it again—I love this guy. Been to about ten concerts, which is ten more than I’ve gone to for almost every other singer, even ones I like. You can get a taste … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
When do you need a tetanus booster?
I have to say this is not a question I’ve thought about in recent decades: do you need a tetanus booster every 10 years or will every 30 suffice? Evidence now indicates that 30-year intervals might do nicely, but I … Continue reading →
Clearing the underbrush on the blog
I just got a huge political post off my chest, and that means I’m tired of writing about politics today. So if you want to read about why Lewandowski won’t be prosecuted (in my opinion, because the battery was a … Continue reading →
Exercises: can anyone explain this phenomenon?
For many years—decades, actually, ever since I hurt my back and arms about 25 years ago—I’ve done a series of exercises before I go to sleep. Perhaps “exercises” is too strong a word, because they’re not strenuous. They’re more like … Continue reading →
Last leaves
I don’t usually write about my dreams, but last night I had one that was so vivid I feel the need to do so. And no, it wasn’t about politics. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve either dreamed less or remembered … Continue reading →
From two sneezes to one
For as long as I can remember, when I’ve sneezed it’s always been at least twice. I’m not alone in that, not by a longshot: Sneezes never seem to be lonely. As soon as you expel your first mighty “achoo,” … Continue reading →
My cartoon/schema dyslexia
I’m not sure what to call it, but I’ve written about it before at some length: I have trouble understanding cartoons that are completely visual, particularly those that are told in more than one square. Here’s an excerpt from that … Continue reading →
Spoilsports
Maybe you shouldn’t kiss your dog. Let me just add that, although I had a dog I loved very much, I never kissed him. However, he kissed me once or twice. My dog, a cockerpoo of about 25 pounds, was … Continue reading →
Surrender, Dorothy!
I’ve been thinking. It’s been a hard year. Actually, it’s been pretty hard ever since Tuesday, November 6, 2012, when I realized the American people had re-elected Barack Obama and that now he was free to really implement that “change” … Continue reading →
Hand writing
[NOTE: This is a lightly-edited repeat of a post of mine that was first published in 2008.] This Atlantic article by Nicholas Carr is a recommended read, about the reported loss of concentration and patience for absorbing longer works that … Continue reading →
Do I blog to persuade?
Earlier today on a thread about Trump, a commenter asked me how many people I thought I had persuaded to change their minds. Now, that’s an interesting question, whether the commenter meant it as a taunt or not. Maybe the … Continue reading →
No-poo
Say it isn’t so—the no-poo trend isn’t the panacea for curly hair that it was cracked up to be? As a curly-headed woman myself, I have a dog in this race. I gave up on no-poo quite a while ago … Continue reading →