No more ads. Please!
For days now, my inbox has been full of holiday shopping ads. I had no idea how many businesses I subscribe to. Pre-Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving day. Black Friday. Saturday. Sunday. Cyber…
Sondheim
The news alert came from the New York Times Friday evening. Legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim had died. I immediately thought back to a time in San Antonio, Texas,…
The day before.
It’s the day before Thanksgiving. As much as we would like to think things are returning to normal, they aren’t. I’ve begun to believe they might not ever be. Some…
Two numbers. (Neither of them good)
Two news stories came across my phone within hours of each other. Both of them disturbing and very sad. I will take them in the order they came through. Manatee…
The Great Resignation
I was stunned to read how many people quit their jobs last month. It even has a name. “The Great Resignation.” From the Washington Post, a record 4.4 million people…
“Es Winter.”
I was thinking about that movie “Dolphin Tale” last night. Obviously, because the star of that movie, Winter the Dolphin, died last night at her home the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.…
Back at it.
I took a breather from blogging. Just needed a break. I found out one thing… I missed it. Missed putting thoughts on paper. Well, missed putting thoughts on whatever this…
The Cloud is Lifting
I went out Saturday night. I mean I really went out. Dressed up in a suit and tie and went to an event. I don’t think I have done that…
Missing White Woman Syndrome
"Missing white woman syndrome” is real. It’s been brought into the open. Maybe the way newsrooms cover missing person stories will change sooner than later.
“Soul crushing.”
Covid deaths in the U.S. have climbed to an average of 1,900 a day for the first time since early March.