I never do well with goodbyes. — I never do well with goodbyes. I always find it difficult to part with something I value or someone I like or love. Even selling our family car made me wistful, for it and brought back a flood of good vibes and memories. I blogged about that here. So departing…

In hindsight, I shouldn’t have been surprised that I was sad to sell our family car. The 2015 Chevrolet Volt has given us few problems and… — In hindsight, I shouldn’t have been surprised that I was sad to sell our family car. The 2015 Chevrolet Volt has given us few problems and helped us to be a little bit more gentle to the Earth. The car has been by far the most reliable and just the…

Plus, a helping hand from our auto consigliere, Paulo — Plus, a helping hand from our auto consigliere, Paulo It’s hard to say whether buying a car during a pandemic-induced supply shortage or buying one online is the more challenging scenario. …

I’ve been feeling optimistic for the last couple days because of shopping at Room & Board. This furniture chain always surpasses my… — I’ve been feeling optimistic for the last couple days because of shopping at Room & Board. This furniture chain always surpasses my expectations. (See my past posts about this here and also here.) Imagine if the rest of life were this easy. The one wrinkle this time, which I was…

The fun began well before we even set foot in the movie theater. In fact, it started with could be called fake news. — The fun began well before we even set foot in the movie theater. In fact, it started with could be called fake news. Like much misinformation, I don’t know the provenance of the rumor that the movie theater closest to us required vaccinations and had limited capacity. …

Since I announced on June 25 my candidacy to join the Society of Professional Journalists board, there have been some developments. Or more… — Since I announced on June 25 my candidacy to join the Society of Professional Journalists board, there have been some developments. Or more accurately, a lack of developments. I had hoped that my implicit challenge exactly a month ago to existing SPJ board members t0 step forward to run for…

With the Society of Professional Journalists holding its annual conference as a hybrid event, an SPJ grassroots group also will have a… — With the Society of Professional Journalists holding its annual conference as a hybrid event, an SPJ grassroots group also will have a combination in-person/virtual gathering. The overall conference is called SPJ 21. It’s Sept. 2-4 in New Orleans, with a virtual component.

I was caught off guard this evening by the extent of anti-democracy protesters across downtown and in other parts of central Washington… — I was caught off guard this evening by the extent of anti-democracy protesters across downtown and in other parts of central Washington, DC. It quickly became clear to me that this was no isolated bunch of potential ne’er-do-wells. Instead, at virtually every hotel we walked past and drove by, a…

or how I overdid it by using a fire extinguisher — for my first time — or how I overdid it by using a fire extinguisher — for my first time I should have known that acquiring our first fire extinguisher would eventually yield a funny story. …