I don’t take part in protests partly because I’m old and don’t want to expose myself to crowds and COVID-19. Partly because I don’t believe they work to advance lasting change. All the trite ads from corporations offering “support” are laughable. Most of those corporate leaders will go back to…

Education is a powerful tool. Citizens in many developing countries don’t have access to that tool. Developed nations know that many fall through gaps in their education systems. It’s true that a little over 80% of the world is literate. But that literacy’s unevenly distributed. Literacy falls way below that…

Through a different lens. If you’d like to listen rather than read this story, check out the episode on my podcast, Through a Different Lens. I don’t hear many conversations in the women’s locker room at the gym. The one I heard yesterday prompted me to write this Through a…

I reached down to pick up my purple fitbit wristband Friday morning and it wasn’t there. I turned my gym bag inside out and searched the car but no fitbit. Oh shoot, I left it at the gym, I thought. …

I’m generally allergic to fragrant plants. Our beautiful yellow rose bush is an exception. I take a whiff every time I walk by. And yes, I’m treating the black spot on it’s leaves.

I could furnish a small apartment with all the items our neighborhood kicks to the curb with a free sign on it. Sometimes the sign is missing but everyone assumes it’s free.