We all need an escape from real life- especially now – from time to time. Something to recharge the batteries, revitalize the spirit: something fun. With that in mind, here’s my list of a few films/TV series to lift the spirits and bring a few laughs. First on my list: the hilarious mockumentary What We […]

Going through boxes of stuff, trying to cull the crapton of paper I’ve saved over the years. I’ve found some amazing things – receipts from my trip to the UK and Germany by myself in the 1980s, fanzines from the 1990s, and assorted oddball collectibles I somehow acquired and, more bafflingly, kept for years. I […]

As a freelancer, there are times when one has to make choices: choices about which companies to work for, which products lines to apply for work on, and which creators to work with to name but a few. There are even times when, if one is blessed, one has to make choices about which jobs […]

Nothing I can write about here will be better or more eloquent than what has already been said. In fact, I’ve been wondering these last few weeks why adding my two cent’s worth would possible matter to anyone. Here’s what I’ve learned: when people of privilege (such as me) don’t speak up, change rarely happens. […]

Protests have been in the news – protests by people demanding that the Stay-At-Home orders be lifted. Interestingly, these protests seem sponsored by big money; many of the protesters have been traveling the protest circuit, railing against state governments that don’t ally themselves with our Cheetoh Dictator in Washington. Most of these protests have also […]

Things came to a head last week: our 17+ year-old clothes washing machine was acting up in ways that were worrisome. T, ever the consummate troubleshooter, looked up the problem online. “Oh no,” she exclaimed. “It sounds like the main bearing is shot. We could replace it, but it would cost at least as much […]

There’s been a move afoot for years to privatize the US Postal Service. Mandated in the Constitution itself (Article 1, Section 8, for those who need verification), the US Postal Service can only be dismantled by a major, concerted effort, including a constitutional convention — and that effort is well underway. In recent years, Republican-controlled […]

We all know life is weird right now. Things are by necessity different, and we’re all doing our best to cope. Some are coping better than others, but that’s another tale for another time. I’m managing to keep it together, at least for now. I do the grocery shopping for our household, and man, that […]