Category Archives: DECEMBER 2020

We have at long last reached the end of 2020. It is a year that will go down in history as the year of COVID and a political nightmare. It is the year from which we can only hope our … Continue reading →

I am ready to be done with winter; although it is just getting started. We are currently in the middle of what the meteorologist called “an extended snow event”, where it snowed just a little, remained cold and cloudy, and … Continue reading →

The problem with capitalism is that too many people are chained to the belief that money buys happiness. My 22 year old granddaughter thinks she wants to go to Iceland; but immediately squelches her dream with doubt and hopelessness that … Continue reading →

I think the only thing that might surpass a mother’s joy at the birth of her child, is the return of her son (or daughter, in my case) from active military duty overseas. My daughter flew in yesterday from her … Continue reading →

It could be years before we realize the many reverberations caused by this pandemic. It has affected so many parts of our lives beyond the loss of loved ones, the loss of jobs, and the loss of financial security for … Continue reading →

Shopping malls have undergone a steady decline in recent years, with the ever growing popularity of internet shopping. They have vacillated from being outdoor malls, to indoor malls, and back again to outdoor malls. Each time a mall underwent these … Continue reading →

Today is the Winter’s Solstice. It is a day to feel joyful as our Earth begins its tilt in the opposite direction and we begin the slow journey back to warmer days. It is a day to celebrate, but I … Continue reading →

Squirrels have taken over the tree cavity outside my window, which the European starlings had used last spring. I watched as one of the youngsters came out of the hole in the tree and began scampering around and up and … Continue reading →

Modern man, it seems, has but two attitudes towards other species. They either choose to “domesticate” them, or they annihilate them. Instead of “live and let live”, human thinking is that other species should be subject to our whims, if … Continue reading →

Six weeks out, Trump’s refusal to concede the election has gone far beyond reasonable conjecture. It is sending dangerous messages to our youth, as well as to adults, that insolence and disrespect may allow you to have your own way. … Continue reading →