Monthly Archives: February 2021

I know sugar is addictive. I know sugar causes inflammation in the body. I know sugar can make you fat. And there was an era a few decades ago during which butter was a forbidden food. One was supposed to eat margarine instead, only for this to be disproved in time. But I love butterContinue reading “Butter and Sugar”

Digital recorders are a marvel. So are video cameras. If you ever want to know how you really sound and look when you make music, go ahead a record yourself. Ditto if you are preparing a speech for an audience. You will need a strong stomach. If you retain a sense of humor and hope,Continue reading “Just Keep On Going”

A couple of years ago, my husband Stan and I bought a 1995 Ford pickup truck from Craig’s list. I will never drive it, but I admire it either from the passenger’s seat or as an appreciative observer of him carting around something useful, like furniture, mulch, or stuff to be moved to the dump.Continue reading “Let’s Hit the Road”

This year I decided to pay more attention to both my anniversary with my beloved husband Stan, and also to Valentine’s Day. In the past, it has been easy for me to be either dismissive or cynical about national holidays that can be characterized as Hallmark events; in other words, commercialized markers in the year,Continue reading “Valentine’s Day, 2021”