My Erratic Apple Watch

My Erratic Apple Watch

Apple products are known for their reliability and for holding their value over time. Each year’s release of the latest Apple product draws huge interest and causes its stock price to spike. Again. Apple products are coveted for their consistency. My Apple Watch...
Gin & Tonic Summer

Gin & Tonic Summer

This summer was something last year – and every adult year of my life – was not. It was not a gin & tonic summer.   It was also not a dip in our pool summer, despite the string of unseasonably hot & humid days we weathered. It was not our...
Finding Joy as an Act of Resistance

Finding Joy as an Act of Resistance

Self-care isn’t escapism – it’s how we stay engaged. Self-care isn’t narcissism gone wild – it’s how we preserve our core so we can serve others. Self-care isn’t expendable – it’s an essential for mental and physical health....
Verbicide in the USA

Verbicide in the USA

verbicide MEANING: noun: 1. The deliberate distortion or destruction of the meaning of a word. 2. A person who deliberately distorts the meaning of a word. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin verbum (word) + -cide (killing). Earliest documented use: 1826. NOTES: Verbicide thrives...
The Cane Mutiny

The Cane Mutiny

After several years postponement, I finally succumbed to knee replacement surgery in early September.  While it hasn’t been my favorite procedure, it wasn’t the worst and it was necessary.  Post-procedure pain management was mostly effective and reading a...
Threading a Needle

Threading a Needle

My inability to thread a needle, a task simply accomplished throughout thousands of hours of sewing tasks, is harassing my patience. Thank goodness I have little need to do it other than replace the occasional button or repair a garment’s hem loose threads....