Preface: I actually wrote this post the morning of the election certification, with hope and optimism. Apparently I was misguided in that hope, as events so horrifically demonstrated. Don’t get…
I sit here, nearly midnight, still trying to understand and digest the horrific events of the day. As much as diligently work hard to avoid tuning in to news media,…
The other day I was pondering the way life changes life, as in genetic adaptation to the environment such as skin of people who live in hot sunny places having…
Happy New Year dear reader!! While it is just one day later than yesterday, we are all celebrating the start of a new year. As I have previously mentioned, life,…
It was a marvelous Christmas for me, as I hope it was for you. The grandkids were a joy to watch squealing as they opened their presents – they are…
Merry Christmas dear reader. It is Christmas morning and it is blowing and raining like the first day of Noah’s flood – crazy wild weather! We’ve had our coffee, opened…
Christmas is now three days away and I am “sort of” ready. I spent hours wrapping presents yesterday as I had not touched a roll of wrapping paper since last…
We’ve had our first significant snowfall – around 6” I would estimate. There was some mixing with rain and sleet at one point which had two effects: it compressed the…
Sorry for disappearing for a few days dear reader; ‘tis the busy time of year and I became overtaken with Christmas preparations, along with other odds and ends. I’ve also…
And now the race to Christmas! Thanksgiving is behind us and I hope that each of yours provided some measure of family and happiness, despite the pandemic. I will say…