When I was a kid, those two words sent an electric thrill up and down my spine. Free day off from school – Yay! Of course the neighborhood kids would all get up early and congregate, hoping to make the most of a school-free weekday. As an adult, snow days were much less exciting – […]

On a whim, I bought a grab-bag full of coins. I happened to be on a site that sells coins anyway for other reasons, and this package caught my eye: an assortment of random coins from around the world sold by weight, available in 1/2-pound, 1-pound, and 5-pound lots. It was like candy to someone […]

With everything going on, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I’m getting by. It isn’t easy, what with a political coup and a global pandemic both still going on. The concept of the disaster bingo card, while hilarious, is also very on-point for 2020-2021, as we reel from one piece of horrible news […]

A brand new year, and in keeping with a fresh start, there’s some junk from last year that I’d like to get rid of. Call it a kind of emotional/mental housecleaning, if you must. Please bear with me as I vent just a bit. First, the word “staycation” has got to go. It’s a word […]