Sitting on the balcony. Gorgeous day. A sleepy Sunday in Richmond, VA. Spring has sprung here. The birds are ecstatic, constant motion and sound, celebrating the abundance, the deliverance from a season of want, of need. The squirrels are playing, chasing each other for no other reason than it’s fun Read more…
So, on Thursday I used the last of my coffee. No problem, I thought, just go to the grocery store and do a weekly shopping trip and load up on supplies. But I couldn’t do it. I was paralyzed to open the door and walk outside. I decided I would Read more…
How can this be real? I am on FB and I still am fighting with naysayers. Within an hour we will pass Italy for number of reported cases. They have been one of the most dramatically effected countries on the planet, but they will be behind us. There are human Read more…
The stimulus package has been agreed upon and should be ratified before weeks end. Whatever relief you get was fought for, because the GOP basically left you out of the equation in their carefully crafted legislation that was rejected. So what was won? How are you to be supported through Read more…
The negotiations on the Coroanvirus Stimulus bill are revealing something that has characterized our politics for decades, ensuring the constant pendulum swing of government from conservative to, well, less so. When the GOP hunkered down to craft their response, the priorities were very clear. It was a corporate windfall, with Read more…
So let’s talk about Rand, to start. Out of a hundred senators, 8 voted against the first relief bill targeted against the coronavirus. Rand was one. His argument was that the bill needed to be paid for, that they were the defenders of fiscal responsibility and it would be irresponsible Read more…
I am gobsmacked. As I interact on social media, I am still coming across an alarming number of people that think this is no big deal, a political ploy to attack the President who is trying so hard to make sure everyone is ok. In a week or two we’ll Read more…
So I have been isolating. This is day six. Some folks at work still think I’m overreacting as they go to work each day in a job that puts them in direct contact with the public for 9-12 hours a day. Because I now fancy myself a blogger, I am Read more…
These irrelevant little missives I’m creating are becoming harder and harder to write each day. Though they seem pretty dark, I admit, they are the product of a great deal of restraint. They aren’t nearly as dark as what I’m feeling. We’re losing this battle. Cheer the heroes. Look for Read more…
GameStop is a store you might be familiar with.They sell pre-owned electronic entertainments to cash strapped gamers. Their employees recently received an email from the company that informed them the company considered itself an essential business in this virus-threatened environment we find ourselves in, and they would be staying open, Read more…