Two Weeks in the Life: January 16, 2023
Hello, friends and enemies. I’ve felt a little uninspired in the blogging department lately. Although I’ve been assured that what I have to say is i...
Tag: books
2022: The 15th Annual Year in Books
I can hardly believe I’ve been keeping a list of what I read for 15 years now. This year I only read 51 books, which is my lowest count since 2016. I felt...
Some Weeks in the Life: December 27, 2022
Happy holidays, friends and enemies! I hope everyone is having a pleasant solstice/Hanukkah/Christmas/winter season. I’ve been semi-hibernating the last c...
Some Weeks in the Life: December 4, 2023
Hello, friends and enemies. This week I’ve been feeling a little nostalgic. I recently had some old VHS tapes of circus performances from 1992 (when I was...
A Week in the Life: November 15, 2022
Hello, friends and enemies. We have survived another election and may live to vote in another midterm if we’re lucky. I’m glad that Democrats are ma...
A Week in the Life: October 30, 2022
Hello, friends and enemies. It’s nearly Halloween and this is the first regular post I’ve made in almost two months. I did, however, post about our ...
A Week in the Life: Iceland Trip Edition
Hello, my friends (and hello to any enemies who may be joining us), we are back from our trip to Iceland! Overall, I loved it. However, it did have some ups and...
A Week in the Life: September 11, 2022
Over the last two weeks, I’ve gotten really into the New York Times crossword. This is not something I thought I’d be interested in, despite being s...
A Week in the Life: August 20, 2022
I’ve been writing this post on and off all day as I do other things and at this point I’m not sure I have much coherent to say. This evening I’...
A Week in the Life: July 4, 2022
It’s Independence Day here in the U.S. and I can’t say I’m feeling very animated about it. I’m far from the first to criticize the hypoc...