Dead o'winter
Hello, Readers All, How have we not yet perfected hibernation? If bears and rabbits and turtles can do it, what's keeping us awake throughout these...
One Hundred and Nineteen Weeks of........something. Right?
Hello, Readers All, Here you are again. It's blowing my mind that again this week you opened the email and are clicking on stories to read. Damn! Let's see...
Saying goodbye always hurts
Hello, Readers All, The unwelcome day arrived this week. The week my ancient, somewhat senile old street-rescue tabby cat was done. 17 years put her...
Hawks and doves and bubbles, oh my!
Hello, Readers All, Another no-pants day for me. Between the elevator being out of order AGAIN and this day starting out at 11F degrees, yeah no. I did get...
Wrapping up another swing around this minor star
Hello, Readers All, I don't know about you, but I always feel as if we really should only have about a week of winter after the whole holiday shebang has...
Do We Have to Ring in the New?
Hello, Readers All, Maybe you're different but I'm just happy to be done with this most recent holiday season. And, no, I'm not ringing in any new anything....
Is it safe to come out? No?
Hello, Readers All, So the infection numbers are trending up again and the elevator was out over the weekend, so safe or not (not), we didn't set foot out of...
Are you jolly yet? If not....why not?!
Hello, Readers All, Don't mind me. I'm not jolly but if that's your bag, go for it. Tinsel it up and have a great time. Well, if you can. Looks like our...
Who has it worst?
NOT ME! Oh, hello, Readers All, The Season is amping up big time and the infernal soundtrack is in every store, restaurant, and on every street corner. Maybe...
Darker and darker
Hello, Readers All, When I'm feeling low because the sun is setting at 4:28pm I remember that in Akureyri, Iceland it's rising at 11:00am and setting before...
Is it me? It's me, isn't it? You can tell me.
Hello, Readers All, Once I'd gone and gotten myself hired to a regular - albeit part-time remote - job I worried that my writing would suffer. Given that...
Adjusting...more or less
Hello, Readers All, So it's Sunday night which didn't mean much of anything for a couple of years. Suddenly Sunday is back to being the day before Monday....
Friend links and other mysteries
Hello, Readers All, Since no one tugged my sleeve about any friend links not working I'll stop worrying my pretty little head about it. Easy peasy....
Who can say?
Hello, Readers All, My partner got his 3rd vaccine this past week and I - being so young and healthy - got the half-dose booster shot. Am I now feeling...
Scared yet?
Hello, Readers All, My partner and I just got back uptown from attending the Halloween Parade which was not canceled this year. Maybe it's early in the...
Good enough is good enough!
Hello, Readers All, Thanks to the responders to last week's question. Still don't have an answer from the man behind the curtain here at Buttondown, but it's...
I Have A Question
Hello, Readers All, It's not a rhetorical question or even some clever prompt to provide me with a story to tell (although that's a great idea!). My question...
Nearing the end of this line
Hello, Readers All, After over one hundred successful newsletters sent out via Buttondown, I fear it's time to jump ship. Last week a reader attempted to...
The Vacation Ends
Hello, Readers All, You can't really call this past two years a vacation, but it has had vacation-like elements. Or did before our friend, the virus, showed...
Groovin'
Hello, Readers All, How's things in your part of the forest? Mostly the usual here. I do have a job interview in the morning with the IEEE. Part-time,...