Here’s why that’s a horrible idea — Regarding the new audio feature on Medium: What a wretched idea! I read many of the comments on Warren Shaeffer’s article about this, and my opinion is apparently in the minority, but here goes: We do not need one more way to mindlessly blunder through our days. Already people are…

God’s little creatures are amazing! — When we last saw our wasp nest, it looked like the picture above. If it’s not self-explanatory, you can check out the wasp nest story here: What’s inside a wasp nest? I know the secret now!medium.com Mary Chang Story Writer suggested that it would be a great educational tool, so I contacted our school district to see if any teacher…

Timing is everything — When my daughter, Mandy, turned two, my mother decreed that it was time to start potty-training her. After all, my mother’s sister set the example by holding her infant children over the toilet when she thought they were going to pee or poop. Imagine that, dangling your tiny baby over…

A tale of mended twat and taint — In May 2020, my local hospital was performing elective surgeries again after a pandemic surge, so I finally went under the knife. And here I am to share my adventure with surgery to repair the inside of my hoo-hah. Who knew there was even such a surgery? If you haven’t…

Learn how to find out so you don’t get scammed. — We’ve all gotten them, the email that says our order has shipped, or our bank account is locked, or our credit score has changed, or we’ve won a sweepstakes, or any one of hundreds of emails we get. But how do you know if these emails are the real deal…

To hell in a handbasket! — A small regional bank notified users that it is implementing a new online banking system. I use Quicken, so I got instructions from them on how to convert my account to the new bank system. The introduction to those instructions is in the image above. …

What’s next? — I can’t stop thinking about working. I want to do some good. I’m a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS). That means I have experienced mental illness and been trained to work with other mentally ill people. I want to go back to working as a peer specialist. There are a couple…