Monthly Archives: December 2025

I am tempted to say GOOD RIDDANCE, but there were some good things about the year that is ending. I’m a bit hung up, however, by the bad things: That whole DOGE fiasco: no money was actually saved, and thousands … Continue reading →

Yes, you read that right, My maternal grandmother would have been 140 today, having been born in 1885 in South Africa. So what else was going on in 1885? Here are a few things: The Congo becomes a personal possession … Continue reading →

I am not sure how it’s possible I have a 61-year-old daughter, but there it is, staring me in the face! We went to the hospital in a blizzard all those years ago, so how appropriate that both she and … Continue reading →