An ode to a coat

My winter coat had long been a joke between my husband and me. It was black and nondescript, though my husband called it ugly. I bought it maybe 15 years ago for $40 — a steal, considering that at the time I’d been looking at the high-tech stuff at LL Bean and North Face. Instead, I …

Have you been watching the Democratic National Convention?

Because I have. I, as did Sarah Silverman, have been feeling the Bern for the last year or so, in large part because of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ attention to wealth and income inequality (and, ironically, a rigged system that didn’t work in his favor). Neither of these are conversations you got to hear much in the public realm, and they are …

States that let the terrorists win, with caveats

This map was posted on Facebook yesterday, and it’s been the subject  of much discussion, in part because  in part because — to my knowledge — it hasn’t been updated since 11/16. As Leftover so eloquently (I’m not being snide here) pointed out in the comments, Montana, for one, is mislabeled. The governor has said he …

For the babies

See how that happens? Life’s a circle, grandbabies. You are from a fractious family separated by fissures deeper than the ocean, but you also come from a fierce and proud line of folks who, if necessary, will reach out from the grave to prop you up. I know this. It’s happened to me. I’m sorry …