Heads, I Win . . . There Is No Other Side of the Coin
2022-02-07 – We had a conversation with a COVID vaccine “skeptic.” This person is not an anti-vaxxer. She and her family are vaccinated. But she’s “done.” She doesn’t want anymore […]
Tag Archives: Culture
M-I-C-K-E-Y MAUS
2022-02-03 – Let me say first that I have never read Maus, by Art Spiegelman. I was aware that the book existed when the Tennessee ban hit the news. I’ve […]
It Was 261 Degrees This Morning . . . Brr!
2022-01-20 – Something like 50 years ago, the United States was debating whether to convert our system of weights and measures to the metric system. The effort failed because the […]
Happy Holidays
2022-01-17 – I was confused by the holidays today. Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. And it is Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees. There is […]
Using a Bidet Is Like Riding a Bike
2022-01-10 – Everything is like riding a bike, apparently. If you’ve ever shopped for humorous mugs, you know that this is the truth. Except everything is on fire. We have […]
Looking to Buy a Girl’s Bike
2022-01-06 – I’m looking to possibly buy a girls bike. I bought my current bike five years ago. It is a Specialized Allez, which is a road bike. If you’re […]
If a Monkey Hoarded More Bananas . . .
2022-01-03 – There’s a meme going around: “If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat, while most of the other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to […]
If You Want to Proselytize Me, First Try to Understand Me
2021-12-27 – I do not understand proselytizing. But I do understand persuasion. I have been the target of two distinct efforts at proselytizing recently. Neither of them has been persuasive. […]
Hearing the Words “You’ve Tested Positive”
2021-12-23 – Before there was a vaccine, there was the immunity confered by actually having the disease. I discussed that with my doctor almost two years ago on the eave […]
What Kind of Calendar Should I Get for 2022?
2021-12-20 – Today is the last day of fall. The calendar says that winter will begin tomorrow. That’s never really been true. The seasons lag behind their calendar dates. The […]
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