On Friday night, we learned of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She’s best known for being a liberal justice, but she was also a hell of a trailblazer. She was only one of 9 people in…
Ollie, September 2020
When the weather is nice and I don’t need a fantastic internet connection, I’ve been making an extra effort to take my laptop outside and sit in the shade to work. Ollie joins me, but doesn’t understand that if he…
Rage and Helplessness in the Time of COVID-19
This is another attempt to journal about life through the USA’s Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. It’s rough and not pretty, but we’re all original sources during this historic time. Maybe someday someone will benefit. For consistency’s sake, I’m going to refer to…
Warcraft Escapism
Since it’s the only “travel” I’ll be doing in the near future, I may as well enjoy the scenery. As of this morning Leota Lyotta is 26, Kevashandia is 21, and I have a level 6 shaman named Vanderhoof. Lyotta’s…
Who’s Zoomin’ who?
WM’s teaching remotely until the world either ends altogether or returns to a new and shittier normal. We’ll be sharing the office and figuring out how to combine his online teaching with my online meetings. This fall he’ll be passively…
Show us your books – September 2020
Look at me, posting on time for this event! Firstly, a huge thank you to those who donated or shared my birthday Facebook fundraiser for Black Girls CODE. We raised $300 of my $250 goal. I was afraid I’d receive…
Another trip around the Sun
Today I am 48 years old. I don’t know how this happened, because I still feel like a doofy teenager inside. However, my crackly knees loudly disagree. Friends, year 47 has been pretty shitty, “highlighted” by health worries for me…
Murphy thinks he’s people
I never know where I’m going to find this dog.
Kwatch
Not long after the glass broke and I ordered its replacement, my Apple Watch died completely before I was able to properly unpair it from my phone. The new watch has been failing at crediting my exercise minutes to my…
Off the Wagon
Many of you know that I played World of Warcraft (WoW) for MANY years. I left the game for good* about 4 years ago because houses are WORK and keeping a WoW character current is also WORK. World of Warcraft…
Ollie, Summer 2020
After about a month and a half of trying to manage Ollie’s cough, it turns out he has seasonal allergies. One Zyrtec (actual, human Zyrtec) with his dinner each night is enough to bring the cough mostly into check AND…
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast
I’m not a competitive person when it comes to physical activity. I’ve always been clumsy and short of breath – team sports other than bowling were never my jam. Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail….
