Women’s issues

Jeopardy!

Of all the things I’ve accomplished in my life, the one and only thing that anyone will care about is that I was on Jeopardy![1]. In my office, I have…

Book Review — The Silver Box

The Silver Box by Margi Preus is the third in the Northwoods Mystery series for Middle Grade readers.  Francesca Frye, known as Francie to her friends, is reminiscent of Nancy…

Wash Your Hands

It’s not like washing our hands is something we only figured out was a thing during this pandemic.  We were always supposed to wash our hands regularly.  After we went…

Yellow Camaro

I am 50 years old and I have owned a grand total of four cars in my life.  The first was a 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 with a hood the…

Secrets

“Well we all have a face that we hide away forever.  And we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.”  ~ Billy Joel “The Stranger” “What I…

I’ll Drink to That

I probably ought to be more afraid of Big Brother, but the truth is that my life is a little too boring for me to get all worked up about…

Punctuation in Texts

My children tell me I’m rude, but they’ll forgive me because I’m old.  I’m rude, they say because I insist on punctuation in texts. I agree I’m rude, but I…

Book Review — Firefly

Firefly is a small book of poems by Ellen Austin-Li that I assume is autobiographical, though it may be entirely fictional.  The fact that I cannot tell is a testament…

Fine China

My Dad is just now winding up what he is calling his Farewell Tour. “Yeah, yeah.” said my son.  “Cher had five of those.” He is making an up and…

Book Review — Departure

Departure, by Joseph Reid, the third book in the Seth Walker series, is a non-stop thrill ride.  That sounds like a cliché, I know.  I wracked my brains to come…

Day of Silence

“Think before you speak.” Is there anyone – anyone? – who will doubt the wisdom of this old saw?  I’m going to go with “no.”  I mean, “speak before you…

An Ode to Admins During Coronapocalypse

I’m more fortunate than a lot of people, I suppose, in that during coronapocalypse my industry, the law, has been considered an essential one and we never really shut down. …