Comets used to be seen as bad omens. It is hard for me not to see the appearance of comet NEOWISE in the age of the pandemic in the same light. Cases continue rising all over the country, even here in Massachusetts. Our so-called president has limited the ability of…
I haven't written in a while, partly because I haven't had a lot to say and partly because I am so discouraged by what has been going on in the country. The coronavirus is on its way to being contained in most of the world, but Trump's disasterous non-response has…
My wife had Juneteenth off, and I had some PTO days burning a hole in my pocket, so we decided to get away for a long weekend and we went up to our family vacation home in Maine. Maine has pretty strict quarantine policies, so we drove straight up and…
Today was the last day of school. Not that it really matters - we've been school-less for so long that this just kinda makes official what's been going on anyway. But it still serves as a marker and a reminder of what we've lost this year so far. At bedtime…
The state is opening back up. I'm not sure I'm ready for that, but my wife has been really dying to get out of the house, so today we took advantage of the zoo being reopened. It was definitely a different experience than a normal visit. We had to arrange…
My daughter's school starts every (virtual) day with the pledge of allegiance. I find this problematic. I don't think children should be reciting a loyalty oath, particularly not now under this administration. I've been skipping past it when I show her the videos, but it still bothers me that it…
If Marvel or DC put 2020 into a comic book people would dismiss it as being too unrealistic. If they made Doctor Doom or Wilson Fisk or Lex Luthor president (I think they may have done the last one) people would say it could never happen. (And man that Secret…
For as long as I can remember I've been afraid of the police. I probably don't have a lot of reason to be - I'm white, affluent, and obnoxiously law-abiding. I am well aware that many others do not share my privilege. Privileged though I am, the police scare me.…