Plastic Farm AnimalsFor most of us, it begins and ends with a headline. But for family, this is only the beginning of a long nightmare. Last year in the United States, there were over ten million reported traffic accidents resulting in 2,699,000 injuries and 43,510 deaths, making it easy to tune out headlines like: “Crash Injures Newburg […]
After two winters in ”el norte,” we’re moving 800 miles south. I believe we overshot our stay by about six months. It might have been better if we had left before the second winter, before we had another six months to accumulate more stuff and most importantly, before I had another six months to become […]
Today I paid $9 for a Compact Fluorescent Bulb when I could have bought an incandescent bulb for about a $1. Why would I do this? Because every little bit helps. According to this site: Most electricity used for lighting is generated in coal and oil power plants. These power plants pollute the atmosphere and […]
I dreamed that Bob and I were in Mexico. We were sitting at a table in a restaurant with Kris, Heidi, John and Avery. As we waited for our drinks, an old woman with crooked eyeglasses came over. She chatted on about this and that as she reached a thin arm across the table to […]
We returned from an idyllic 5 days on the beach via a series of humiliating airport security encounters to find a post election political shift. I’d like to hope this indicates an end to war, tyranny and greed. Meanwhile, the threat levels were high and airport security invasive. We took two flights down and two […]