The pandemic has caused an unfathomable amount of death, suffering, financial hardship, and change. I’m very fortunate that I don’t know anyone IRL who’s passed away from covid, or had to be hospitalized.

The most recent story from Washington that doesn’t really have anything to do with substance — so of course the mainstream media are joyously covering it — is Biden calling a reporter an SOB.

Turns out that major life events and major changes cause…major stress! But that’s not always a bad thing.

Spotify may have gotten some of the lyrics wrong…

We’re taking my daughter out of afterschool activities (afterschool daycare and some extracurriculars) because of how bad covid has gotten in the Memphis area.

It’s 2022, so for ‘22 I’m making 22 resolutions—here are 11 personal resolutions (to go w/the 11 political ones yesterday). Do you have any of these resolutions, too?

Do you do resolutions? I kind of do. Since it’s ‘22, I thought I’d do 22—11 political ones today and 11 personal ones tomorrow. (I was going to do 2022 of them, but wanted to avoid risking carpel tunnel!)

It’s time for 2022’s first monthly $50 donation! Your vote will help me decide which cause or organization will get a donation.

The votes are in, and top vote-getter for the Dec. $50 donation poll is the National Low Income Housing Coalition!

It’s the last Follow Friday of 2021! Thank you to my new…

It’s 71°F in Memphis. On December 29th. With a worldwide pandemic going on, sometimes we forget how crazy the weather—and climate—has gotten the past few years.

Yesterday I got a text message from “Mama Bear” Pelosi herself, with her picture and some bla-bla-bla asking for donations. But that’s not the only “scary” political message I got recently…

I tested COVID positive on Dec. 22 while my family and I were traveling out of town. Here’s more about what happened in my case, and also links to some general info and advice that could be useful.

Best of December 2021: December’s poll to help me decide which org or cause will get a $50 donation is now open!

Best of November 2021 : Credit where credit is due — I have to thank The Good God Above for inspiring one of my top posts last week.

Best of October 2021: If you ever wanted to know which ‘80s gift is the best, whether pumpkin pies and spice should be seasonal or year-round, and more—and you want to base your opinion on what dozens of people on Twitter think—then this is the post for you!

Best of September 2021: One thing I don’t talk a lot about is that I’m an atheist. It’s actually a very important part of who I am, and a recent tweet I made about religion got over 300 likes. Sometimes …

Best of August 2021: I can’t believe it’s August 30th already. It has been a harrowing month in terms of news here in the US and abroad, and nerve-wracking month personally…

It’s Friday! Which means it’s finally #FollowFriday again! Thank you to my new…