Appliances are a mixed blessing; they teach me over and over the limitations of my knowledge. But where would I be without them?(!) Whether it is the TV, my phone, or, this time, a refrigerator, I do not understand what makes them work, no matter how detailed or...
The resurgence of COVID-19 through the Delta variant daily reinforces old stumbling blocks —specifically information overload. And confusion. ( Delta is more contagious than Expected ) How on earth are we back where we were, with lots of sick people, overworked...
Bob Ross, whose relaxed 30-minute painting sessions from the ‘70’s on PBS still fascinates me, declared, “There are no mistakes, only happy accidents.” Yet, Anton Chekov asserted, “In art, as in life, there is nothing accidental.” Well, twenty-nine days into social...
Repeating myself on the 49th Anniversary of an assassination that changed American history and me. On this day in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King’s life ended – shot by an assassin. He and others throughout the 1960’s forced Americans to look at how we treated some of...
A necessary nuisance of selling and buying a house is its inspection by an independent third party, whose thoroughness will make buyers more aware of their dream home’s shortcomings. And sellers, too. The recent inspector’s report noted some correctable problems –...
A favorite prompt that a writing teacher once gave suggests: Look around and see what you can see. When I look, what do I see? The world is noisy, angry, irrational, and cruel. People hurt each other – from their storehouse of brokenness. So, a quiet moment on our...
Over the years, I discovered one thread is woven through many discussions of eczema: emotional wellness. Stress and anxiety can be as effective triggers of an eczema flare as fragrances, and other environmental factors. When the skin doctors once asked if I felt...
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