When is Spam not Spam?

When is Spam not Spam?

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

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

“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...
Writing Stresses, Messes, and Successes

Writing Stresses, Messes, and Successes

IWSG was created by Alex J Cavanaugh — because Alex understands we need a safe place to congregate, insecurity is part of our creative nature, and together we’re stronger. IWSG’s Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and the hashtag is #IWSG. This is a Blog Hop! Go forth and...
Storytelling Makes Hearts Beat as One

Storytelling Makes Hearts Beat as One

A human heart is so much more than an organ. No one says they left their pancreas in San Francisco or that two kidneys beat as one. Folks do say that two people can be joined at the hip… But I digress. Most people ascribe to the axiom that two hearts can beat as...
Storytelling Makes Hearts Beat as One

Coffee Table Books

A coffee table book. Thick and chunky statements of varying topic, color, and worth. Do you have one… or two or three in a stack? Or are your books carefully clustered as art on floor-to-ceiling shelves? It seems to be the great home decor debate now that our...