This morning I engaged in a brief online dispute with a much younger person, possibly a millennial, about the damage boomers have done to their world. Afterwards, my husband refreshed my memory about our own good old bad old days. Hey, thanks! …

Unless you’ve been a member of an evangelical group, preferably grew up in this dire situation, you’ll never understand how they think. Never. It’s impossible. It’s like asking someone who’s never jumped out of an airplane to describe the feeling of jumping out of an airplane. They can’t. They’ve never…

The Human Experience This morning as I listen to the White-House update on monkey pox, I’m fully aware that denialism is strong in the human brain. We can’t take the truth. Now more than ever, many humans throughout the modern world have resorted to denialism as a survival technique. Americans…

On the Road to Self-Reliance I own two rain barrels. But before I start raving about rain barrels, let me issue a warning. I’ve included quite a few photos in this article. If you don’t like photos, you might find the scroll tedious. Okay, let me begin again. …

Innovation Will Save the Day One of my favorite topics to write about is self-reliance. Before I begin, let me make a disclaimer. I am not a professional when it comes to home-heating options. I’m merely exploring the possibilities for backup heat in case of a power outage. I always…

What About You? I make mental connections. What about you? I used to ask this question. Do you feel like a mind carrying around a body or a body carrying around a mind? People would look at me with the strangest expressions on their faces. I feel predominantly like a…

No One Will Get Out Alive The recent catastrophic floods in Kentucky resulted in loss of life and damage to property in an unprecedented natural disaster that has left the state reeling. Nothing is more disturbing, even horrifying, than the four siblings who were swept away by the flood. I’ve…

Life’s a COVID Guessing Game Well, should we? I keep hearing about people getting COVID while traveling, but everyone is still traveling even while asking the same question over and over. Should we travel or not? Is everyone destined to get COVID no matter what we do? You only live…

The Journey is Fraught with Pain Stress, depression, anxiety, worry, despair, competition, disappointment, loneliness, I’ve experienced all of them from time to time. America is the most medicated society in the world. So, I’m assuming that many of my readers have experienced some if not most of these emotions at…