The end of the year is, for me -- and I assume many others -- a time of annual review, annual bookkeeping and the beginnings of getting my docs and accounting together for…
'Twas a gray-ish day yesterday. Not foggy. Not rainy. Just gray-ish. The midpoint of fall, its cross-quarter date approaching soon: Halloween, Día de los Muertos, All Saints' Day ... however you know it…
I've practically given up. I feel the world of product pricing is all over the place, and I don't know what to do, or how much attention I can or should give the…
A homeowner may get their home rebuilt by insurance ... and their things--oh, their many things--replaced. But who pays for the road to their home be rebuilt? The traffic signs to be fixed?…
The first time I heard of / learned of Puerto Rico's financial difficulties was one time when Lin-Manuel Miranda slammed a plea for PR debt forgiveness into an interview. He mentioned some obscure…
I, for one, have transformed into (except with groceries and clothes) a fairly adept, regular and mostly satisfied online shopper.
I totally get that more packaging is used in the delivery of said online…
Hmm.
I've heard and seen this quote from Louis CK here and there -- "When someone says you hurt them, you don't get to decide you didn't" -- and I'm not sure I agree.
I…
I think it was the Bisquick.
See, I am sorta on a mission to find a great sausage-ball recipe, and Bisquick (or its generic equivalent) seems to be a key ingredient in almost all…
Things I'm doing at 2:22 a.m. on a Saturday night.
Thank goodness I was home when I gave these pants their first test drive!
I'd invited my mother and sister over for dinner, and given…
Upon hearing the recent news about Roe v Wade, at first I was overcome by an anger so palpable it felt physical. But then I took a deep breath, dissipated the energy and…
Many months ago, I was out in the small, cute, boutique- and retail-laden little town of Historic Ellicott City. I needed to (wanted to) get a new journal. As both this historic town…
Don’t quiz me on the details in this history video, but the overall statement was profound: a whole bunch of things throughout the the Mediterranean Sea area and Middle East — in a…