That is one very, very large Santa ... and Rudolph, as well. Not my cup of tea -- and thankfully -- not my next-door neighbor. Each to our own!  

Tryna figure out if a message someone sent me really happened or if I dreamed it. So many tools, platforms and options to consider. Was it an email message I read? Or one on Linkedin? Maybe it was Facebook, or a text? And if it was email, which? (I have a few.) Or, maybe it was…

Some articles I write flow. Others, erg, don't. Yet deadlines loom and publications need to go press (legit, this article on my plate is for a print newspaper), and so I go on. *** In looking for an image to go with this post, an old typewriter popped into mind. I actually did elementary, middle-school and high-school homework on a…

Ever one to dive into a rabbit hole, l've been pursuing, more diligently of late, a hobby--a thing, a something I like to do, and that is the making of balms and salves, most particularly, though by no means exclusively, infused, pain-relieving balms. In making these various balms, I've been on a hunt for essential oils. It…

I love this time of year. To me, it's Broth-for-Breakfast, Broth-for-Lunch, Broth-for-a-Snack, Broth-for-a-Late-Night-Somethin' Season! It's time for broth! Broth Broth Broth! I write this post as one who feels fairly confident in making broth. Maybe not your definition of broth. Maybe not some fancy chef's. But I can pump out some pretty good drink-your-vegetables savory rich broth-y-soup-y concoctions. Smooth.…

If you've watched The Mandalorian (and I hope you have), there are so many sweet moments between Mando/Din and Grogu.   S1, E4, Mando has Grogu in his ship and says to him as he keeps pushing buttons,"Stop touching things," so you know -- you just know! -- Grogu has to "touch things." …