My blog was posted on Medium.com today, as it has been for the last few days. I wrote about observations I had during our two-week driving trip from Wisconsin to Maine and back again. When you read my post, I want you to honestly consider if you are one of the drivers that have the…
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Stuck on a Slice
I feel stuck about what to write about today. It’s not really a writer’s block, but more of indecision. I skipped my Silent Sunday post this week to write a post filled with text. Now, I’m wondering if that was such a good idea. One of our fellow slicers, Lainie Levin, encouraged me to post…
The Vaccine Rollout Mess
It’s two weeks after I last wrote about the poor vaccination roll out in New York State. I live in Wisconsin but was in New York visiting my parents when they opened vaccine registration to group 1B. My parents are still awaiting an appointment. I’ve checked EVERY day for the last 19 days and have…
A Left Turn Lane & Road Rage
Twice, in the last 24 hours, I have not felt safe while driving. This is not related to my taking a wrong on-ramp yesterday while leaving a work obligation. This is related to feeling pressure or even, rage, from other drivers who happened to be near me and my vehicle on the road. In general,…
Crybabies
So, I’m watching an old episode of the television show Everybody Loves Raymond, where his son is staying home from school. The boy is maybe seven years old. It comes out that he has school phobia because he was teased. He accidentally called the teacher, “mommy” when he asked her a question. His classmates heard…
Caving: Follow the Rules! A Reactionary Post.
Have you ever been spelunking? How about cave exploring? They are one in the same! Major newspapers have recently written and posted articles about an ordeal a young college student in Indiana had while spelunking. Reading these articles prompted me to post on this subject, having been spelunking several times in my life. My first…