Category Archives: Ruminations

You all know I watch Syfy (don’t judge). I really like their reality competition show Face Off, and for the past two seasons I also watched their cosplay reality show, Heroes of Cosplay. I should point out that HOC was a … Continue reading →

Trigger Warning: Child Sexual Abuse In June, 2014, the daughter of fantasy writer Marion Zimmer Bradley reported that her mother abused her physically and sexually, from the time she was three until she was twelve. There has been a lot … Continue reading →

Squash is one of the healthiest vegetables you can eat. It is rich in minerals and vitamins, and low in fat. In summer, it is, to put it mildly, plentiful. It can taste bland sometimes, though, and boring. Here’s a … Continue reading →

From the kitchen I can only see the TV at an oblique angle. If  I’m washing dishes I often can’t hear the dialogue, and if I am actually at the stove cooking, I have my back to the screen, which is … Continue reading →

Former Washington Post wiz-kid and healthcare expert Ezra Klein was on Charlie Rose yesterday along with John Bankoff, to tout their new project, Vox.com, a “new way” of getting information and news on the internet. Bankoff seems well-named since he … Continue reading →

Anne came to America with her father and sister when she was six. It was 1929. She had some memories of Germany. She told me about wanting to play outside in the winter and pestering her mother until she wrapped … Continue reading →

I’m not a crusader. I’m an observer. When I get involved in an issue, I usually try for reason, persuasion and incremental change. Often I just stay on the sidelines and watch with ill-disguised amusement. That’s where I started during … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 22 I got out of my car and 11:00 am. At 12:32 I put the last bag in the trunk and closed it. Just about ninety minutes to clear Anne’s things out of her room at the board … Continue reading →

Tuesday. February 18 I stop at the red light, look to the left, and seeing that it’s clear, I make a right turn onto Hwy 116. I waited until after the commute traffic period to leave, so there are very … Continue reading →