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 […]
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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 […]
Mentoring a High School Student
2021-12-13– I haven’t met him yet. He’s a high school student I’ve been matched with through the iMentor program. I joined the program more than a year ago after Kit […]
Rebooting After COVID
2021-12-09 – You usually reboot your computer when something’s gone wrong and you don’t know any other way to fix it. If you call for technical assistance, you know that […]
Our Dog Is Sensitive to Loud Noises—Like Gunshots
2021-01-14 – We had a shooting in my neighborhood the other day. It was spectacular, but details are sketchy. The gunman began his rampage on the south side of Chicago […]
A Tornado Hits the Park Across the Street
2020-08-11 – It’s always seemed that weather forecasts have been over hyped. They forecast rain every day this week, but it only rains once. They forecast 8 inches of snow […]
#Pocalypso | Why Must Everything Be Zip Locked?
2020-06-25 – Have you noticed the proliferation of zip-lock packaging? I don’t mind it so much on single-use items, though it is a little messy trying to get those tiny […]
#Pocalypso | A Zoom Father’s Day
2020-06-22 – 1:30. Time for the Zoom call with my boys for Father’s Day. Then Zoom. It was over. I was sad. Though I did get a great Hawaiian shirt […]
#Pocalypso | I Don’t Believe in Equality
2020-06-09 – I don’t believe in equality. But at the same time, I don’t believe someone should get a leg up because their daddy was a billionaire or because of […]
#Pocalypso | Harvard v. University of Chicago
2020-05-28 – Harvard versus the University of Chicago. That’s what stood out for me when I read the New York Times story about the white woman in Central Park who […]
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