Public Service Announcement: The Marketplace Open Enrollment period for health insurance in 2018 starts tomorrow! November 1, 2017 to December 15, 2017 2018 Marketplace Open Enrollment Sign up at HealthCare.gov! And follow […]
A sundry assortment of cloudy mournings: RIP GOP
In looking into the continuing miasma of malaise filled with complete disillusionment that the GOP party has a patriotic bone left somewhere, anywhere, I’m diving in. Yes, that last sentence is a […]
Unintended consequences.
While waiting for an oil change for my car today, I was browsing through products on the Houzz app. Due to the ‘view in my room‘ option, I was able to electronically […]
The Lathe of Heaven
Listening to Billy Collins read the poem The Revenant on the drive to the dog’s vet appointment this morning, I was reminded of how hard it is when a pet dies. And as […]
Drugs, history, and the Presidency.
Almost any day now, President Trump will declare a national opioid epidemic. Or not. I’d like to take a moment to reflect on Obama breaking into an amazing spontaneous cover of “Amazing Graze” […]
Sandra Bland, July 2015.
July 10, 2015, the police dashcam video of Sandra Bland’s arrest. (After an exchange with another driver, the action starts at 1:20 mark followed by several minutes of inaction. Return to exchange […]
Gun control, statistics, & media click-bait.
Hmmm, so okay. I read Leah Libresco’s opinion piece because of her chops and because of its catchy title. “I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me […]
Baby bump stocks.
The game show Wheel of Fortune features the category ‘Before & After.’ I’ll play. Baby bump stocks. Baby bump is the swell of a woman’s abdomen during pregnancy. In an effort to […]