Meandering Monday about My Survivor’s Guilt

Back in February, my employer decided (despite an improving economy) to continue with their plans to reduce payroll, and they let a large number of experienced, knowledgeable, and talented people go. We’d been hearing rumors for months that this was coming, and various scenarios about who would be laid off. I fit into a number … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Patterning Manners

I just discovered Stranger Things on Netflix. First off, I will admit that I’m planning to watch the whole thing – at least unless or until it goes off the rails from seeming to have logic behind it as it does now (Season 1 episode 8 so far), to the strange feeling of disrespecting the … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about the Herd

All this brouhaha about United Airlines and Dr. David Dao is illustrative of something outside of the mistreatment of a rebellious passenger by an overly empowered industry. People have been swinging back and forth like a pendulum on social media. First, it seemed to be the popular thing to rag on the airline for what … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Changing Seasons

It was raining today – at least where I am. That’s today, and one day’s weather doesn’t make a season, any more than a single year’s weather – or even twenty years – will give any real indication of climate change. I’ve lived in Texas well over half my life (so that makes me a … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Black Friday Promotions

Holidays = Holy Days. Even if you aren’t particularly religious and don’t practice or observe, THE HOLIDAYS are supposed to give us a pause to reflect on the past year, give thanks for our blessings (or good fortune), and catch a breath before we resume our work after the first of the year (towards those resolutions … Continue reading →

Forecast Friday: What (N)ever Happened To…?

Where’s my jet pack? Those things were going to be the wave of the future when I was growing up – we were all supposed to have one. Flying cars were a bit out there and not realistic (The Jetsons WAS a cartoon, after all), but jet packs were guaranteed to be in my future, … Continue reading →

Sum-it-up Sunday: President, Protests, Panic

Well, he did it: Donald J. Trump will be the 45th President of the United States, and the first one who didn’t serve in the military or hold elected office. That last distinction may have been the main point of his win; in a time when most politicians are assumed to be corrupt, and his … Continue reading →