3 Wise Guys Who Helped Me Through COVID-Quarantine

3 Wise Guys Who Helped Me Through COVID-Quarantine

by | Dec 28, 2021 | blog post

Three wise men helped my husband and I get through the past year, when COVID-19 was winding down, then re-surging, and seemed never willing to give up its killing power. These dudes helped us to salvage and restore our beliefs in an outside world that we’d be...
It’s a ‘Books’ Christmas this year

It’s a ‘Books’ Christmas this year

by | Dec 21, 2021 | blog post, Purpose

Just in time to plump your personal library or to make a gift purchase for your favorite reader friend, this list has been published: https://parade.com/1285756/michael-giltz/best-mystery-books/. Click on the link to access and then determine if you’ve read...
When is Spam not Spam?

When is Spam not Spam?

by | Dec 14, 2021 | blog post, rant

For several months my computer – my fifth Mac, btw – has glitched with a hyperactive spam filter subjectively sidelining some of my incoming emails. Most of the time, said filter works swiftly, silently, and accurately behind the scenes. Insight and...
Quarantine Profiteers

Quarantine Profiteers

by | Dec 7, 2021 | blog post, Purpose

Cannabis, Cigarettes, and the Cheesecake Factory. What do these 3 Cs have in common? These businesses benefited from the coronavirus and its protracted quarantine. Seriously, what does this say about Americans and others of this ‘gotta have it’ world? A...
The High Cost of Carmel

The High Cost of Carmel

by | Dec 2, 2021 | Adventure, blog post

“Yikes!” my husband called from his home office. Though his room was merely ten feet from mine, I seldom heard him shout. He didn’t mutter at his emails and yell at his printer like I occasionally did. He’s a civilized and self-contained model citizen of the computer...