Tomorrow, barring any unforeseen events, we will have our third child graduate. It hasn’t been easy, as it never is, but they have made it to, and over, the finish line. We are proud of their accomplishment, and for taking the initiative to be able to graduate early in the midst of a most unusual… Continue reading About to Launch

Last night I finally finished the last piece of the puzzle for family care packages. I put the boxes together and addressed them so they’d be ready to pack today. We even finalized the annual update so I could include it in the packages. After work today, I moved quickly and steadily to stuff as… Continue reading A Funny Thing Happened at the Post Office

Congratulations President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris on your 306 Electoral College votes today. One step closer. Hang in there, we are behind you and wish you great success in your new roles.

It was another day in the kitchen with more baking—all in all, I think I’ve made about 500 baked goods in the last 60-hours. This morning I had to do some flow icing on the sugar cookies I made yesterday. It is fun to do, but boy does it take a while. Even with limiting… Continue reading Butter and I Have Come to an Understanding

Today was almost a full day in the kitchen. I started my gifting baking today, well actually last night, with more to come tomorrow. Last night I tried, for the first time, Papa Joe’s family Pinwheel cookie recipe. I’ve watched him make them several times, even helped a couple of times, but going independent…well…it wasn’t… Continue reading Butter: A Love/Hate Relationship

The Supreme Court of the United States finally came out a few minutes ago to essentially say they were not going to hear the Texas v Michigan/Wisconsin/Pennsylvania/ Georgia case. Since it took so long to do so, I’m wondering what the dialogue was behind those big closed doors. Did some of the Justices think they… Continue reading Oh to Be a Fly on the Wall

Over the past four years, we have continued to hear the media and politicians heralding our Institutions are failing us. Our Institutions are in danger of failing as an institution. Will we survive if our Institutions become partisan? It isn’t our Institutions that are failing, it’s the people within those institutions that are failing. An… Continue reading It’s not the Institutions, It’s the People

Over 3,000 people died today of COVID-19 in our country. Non-emergency medical procedures are being postponed in my state. Seven day positivity rates are 14% or more in a majority of our states. And yet, with all of this, there is no national response to bring our numbers down. There also is no political will… Continue reading Shame on Our Leaders

As we continue through the Covid-19 economic depression, my observation, not an official observation, the fact the trumplicans are unwilling to provide additional relief to everyday Americans is such an abysmal failure of leadership. The trumplicans, at the beginning of the pandemic got on board to provide some relief to actual working folk, as long… Continue reading Trickle Down Economics During A Depression

While driving to the store last week, I passed a house still exhibiting political commentary with a few yard signs out. Over the next couple of days, I had to drive by the house again. The signs, I’m sure have been out for a while, but they stood out during these trips. The signs said,… Continue reading Pro-Life Movement is a Misnomer