Today is the day we planned to begin our road trip.  We had it all planned out.  I’d mapped out … Continue reading A Pause

I am a woman of regular habits.  I wake up pretty much the same time every morning, so I like … Continue reading A Break

Over 50 years ago, I worked for the Federal Trade Commission, on Pennsylvania Ave in Washington, DC.  It was before … Continue reading Waking Up

We’ve been getting eager to travel, but the isolation imposed by the pandemic has made us quite chicken-hearted.  We enjoyed … Continue reading Fruit Loop

Early March of last year we were all set for a road trip into the Southwest.  As it became more … Continue reading Waiting

It was 359 days ago that we were told to stay inside for two weeks.  Businesses were quickly shutting down.  … Continue reading Day 359

Well, the virus is surging again.  I’ve kept track of Covid infections and deaths since March, and some days it … Continue reading Through the Dark

In my college days I read about the bygone art of elaborate insults and curses.  Sometimes flowery or indirect, they … Continue reading Interesting Times

Andrea and I filled out our ballots yesterday and put them in the dropbox in front of the city hall.  … Continue reading VOTE!