8 Cheap Ways To Cool Off in a Heat Wave When You Don’t Have Air Conditioning Courtesy of the Author; Temperature at bottom right. Suffering? Me, too. I’ll make it quick. Wear clothing that is either 100% cotton, or one of the new “wicking" lightweight fabrics that keep you dry and let your skin vent. Polyester is not a plan. Fill a squirt bottle with cold…

Then So Am I. Depression really is a thing. — (Photo Courtesy of the Author). I am Italian, and one of the strange superstitions we have roughly translates to, “So it is at years' end, so shall it be.” Therefore, the week before New Year’s Eve is when my family did the Spring Cleaning. Drapes, blinds, ceiling corners and the…

Maybe you can be an even better one. — (Photo Courtesy of the Author) Driving has always been my thing. I began at age 13 (I was tall already), because my mom had an irritating habit of amputating the side view mirrors of parked cars. In high school I not only took Driver’s Ed, we also had a second…

Grouchy Fauci? Not Hardly! — Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci, M.D. Of the 3 highest-profile septuagenarians on our collective radar during the pandemic, I think we can all agree that Dr. Anthony Fauci is the only one who seems as though he’s only in his 50’s or 60’s. And now, at 80 years of age, Dr…

And They Know When They’re Being Discriminated Against — (Selena Gomez & Mariah Carey. Author photo). When dispensing Kitty Crack (a.k.a. treats) to my feline family, I used to try giving the bowling ball with fur ~ Selena ~ fewer than 4, because she has an eating disorder and the treats are 2 calories apiece. That ended badly. Selena…

I wish l could wear a cat filter all the time! — I wish l could legitimately wear a Cat Filter, all the time! I am not pretty, or cute. The cat filter is both. I have lied, and pretended l don’t have internet, to avoid Zoom meetings. Perhaps l should invent Avatar filters for other introverts to use, of air-brushed versions of themselves. I am probably a bit late to the Covid-Zoom party application, but we’ve been hearing about Video Telephones for years now …