Cannabis, Canada and Culture
Cannabis became legal while I was in Canada. At the stroke of midnight, we heard whooping and hollering outside our Montreal hotel. On...
Late to the Party
I saw a transgender person in the store this week. It’s not the first time I have seen one, but this woman made an impression on me. She...
Piercings, Tattoos, and Grandchildren
Six of us went out for breakfast. Our ages ranged from the seventies to early nineties. In addition to the usual tasty breakfast...
Uh Oh. I Didn't Read the Small Print
“Terms and Conditions”—There’s a 21st Century phrase for you. Some online agreements won’t let you sign up until you scroll through pages...
Harry and Meghan
Yes, I was up at 5:00 a.m. to watch the royal wedding of Harry and Meghan. In Thursday’s Wausau Daily Herald, Sarah Razner wrote about...
Packing for Emergencies
Apparently, I am afraid I will get the plague while I am on my trip. Do you do this? I filled a separate toiletries bag with my “what if”...
Down the Rabbit Hole
There really is a rabbit-hole and I have fallen into it and found myself in Wonderland. This is the land where “so many out-of-the-way...
My Dad's Russian Connection
It was fifty-one years ago this week that Stalin’s daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, took a taxi from the Embassy of the USSR in New Delhi,...
The Kindness of Strangers
It’s four weeks now since I had my right knee replaced. Here is a picture of me shortly after surgery, elevating my legs to prevent blood...
The Good Things Jar
I opened my “Good Things in 2017” jar on the first day of 2018. This was the Mason jar where I placed a strip of paper each time...
