Ferrett and I celebrated our 20th anniversary this year. One of the things we've talked about doing in the future is renting out or selling the house and living fulltime in an RV-maybe even before we retire, since both of us work remotely. But he has no camping experience, so I proposed that we celebrate this momentous anniversary by outfitting our ( Read more... )

I think the instructions on seed packets for early spring, cool weather crops are incomplete. They generally say, "Plant as soon as the ground can be worked. When seedlings are approximately 2" high, thin plants to ___ inches apart ( Read more... )

HEALTHCARE VOTE TODAY ( Read more... )

I've wrapped up the last birthday I'll ever have for an age that begins with a 5. A year from now, I move on into the 6s ( Read more... )

I see far too much sanguine trust that, somehow, the bedrock that is America will survive Trump. Do not fall into this trap. Our system of checks and balances is not a law of nature like gravity or thermodynamics. It is a gentleman's agreement, one of long standing, but not unbreakable ( Read more... )

Hi LJ! Been a while. I keep meaning to get back here, but mostly I've been posting political rants on Facebook, and sharing articles is so much easier over there ( Read more... )

The other day Ferrett was having a debate with someone over assorted political issues. One that came up was the Affordable Healthcare Act. This person, in their* 30s, demanded to know why they should pay for health insurance when they were young and healthy. What, exactly, were they getting out of the money they were spending for insurance ( Read more... )

A couple weeks ago, our friends Nick and Heather were here visiting and we went downtown to eat lunch. After, Ferrett said that we had to take them to the most amazing men's clothing store, Albert's, which is downtown ( Read more... )

"Why is there only a gay pride parade? Where's my heterosexual pride parade ( Read more... )

Today I heard about the boycott of Finding Dory because there is a lesbian couple in it for a split second. I was, naturally, outraged. I was, naturally, about to link to the article in Facebook and write a diatribe. I was, naturally, All Worked Up ( Read more... )