Today—for the first time since, I think, February of 2020—before covid, anyway, I actually went and got a “real” haircut. Perhaps you might one of those who would say I’ve been overly cautious, or perhaps not. But once covid hit, I’ve stayed away from such public places as much as I could. As I told […]

I wrote this yesterday, if it matters, while I was preparing to do our grocery shopping and as I was thinking back to how—until the last few months—I’d never considered a trip to the grocery store to be anything, you know, “special.” # # # # # It’s 9:37 AM. July 18. By worldometer, the […]

You can tell our priorities are mixed up because of how pissed off we feel on Tax Day. I can’t remember exactly where I heard that idea first, but it’s returned to my mind often for some time. Those words are hot on my mind today because I just finished packaging up returns. I admit […]

In May of 1961, my mom brought me into this world. Since then, she has been a true light for me. One I could always count on. Dad was like that, too, of course, but he had enough of those “I brought you into this world, I can take you out” moments that it’s fair […]

Now, here’s a fascinating chart. Really, even though it takes a moment absorb, it speaks a novel’s worth about where we are right now. The data comes from the Federal Reserve, and shows how much of the country’s wealth has been owned by each generation over time. I found it because it’s a moderately popular […]

I admit I don’t really know much about John F. Kennedy, except, of course, that he was young and controversial, and that he was shot and killed on this day in November of 1963. I know that he’s generally thought of as a guy who, like his brother Robert, would have made a huge difference […]

Oddly, my brother has a shirt just like mine… # # # I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: So much of this writing gig is about keeping yourself in the right emotional space to be able to just do the work. There’s a lot going on in that phrase, really, which is […]