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I'm hoping to deliver a large bag of gift wrap, and maybe an artificial tree, to a charity this week.

Suicides, except in the most egregious cases, are probably unconnected to politics. Genetics, climate, SSRIs and similar drugs, and despair over being unhappy in a place where most of the population...

Ah, those genetic "gifts."

You'll need spendy "athleisure" wear, a couple of window walls to exercise in front of, a sound track, and a social media claque to get the full effect.

I'm lucky to have mostly (apparently) decent health, but if I were ever diagnosed with some chronic condition, I would do everything in my power to avoid drugs.

The longest-lived people I have...

And all those medications are finding their way--second hand--into our waterways, which bodes ill for the planet.

I've said before that I don't understand Americans' insatiable appetite for...

I agree with the venture capitalist friend: "Even a venture capitalist we knew in Silicon Valley who has three children sounded envious:'I’d move to Finland in a heartbeat.' "

I've become...

I think LDAHL pretty much covered it--"another dumb ad for an overpriced product." Most of the advertising aimed at the moneyed crowd this time of year falls into that category. Like the Lincoln...

I'm a fan of solid kitchen appliances, and an electric kettle is one of those. It isn't tied to the kitchen, which is a plus for me.

A lot of writers strike me that way; I don't need metaphors falling all over themselves to get the drift.

I downloaded it from the library; I will definitely throw it back.

Her barely-veiled contempt for her parents seems pretty sincere. I've liked some of her writing, but I may be through.

If he's lucky, that fifty-year-old man hasn't just been canned.

Help Thanks Wow, by Anne Lamott.
Hugely boring. I got through about a third of it.

I MUCH prefer email to the phone or even in-person conversations. I can arrange my thoughts and there's even a chance my correspondent will read and pay attention to what I am trying to convey. I'm...

There's a point of diminishing returns if you have 30-year-old hair and a face like the crypt keeper.
I don't mind looking as old as my hair. :D

Yes, Chef--a Memoir, by Marcus Samuelsson.

As a child I loved nature, reading, art, fashion (via dolls). I still love all those things plus technology. Simplemind summed it up nicely.

My fantasy as a child--raised on Tarzan and Sheena...

Personally, I'd like to see ICE disbanded and charges brought against those who had no trouble following increasingly cruel orders and, without an apparent shred of humanity, allowed people to die in...

Considering they replaced saltillo tile in the kitchen (!), they're doubly cursed in my view. There are so many flooring options now, most of them much more appealing than the faux barn floor look....

Or a morgue...

I've certainly seen white kitchens done well, and--in general--I like painted cabinetry.

Some flipper bought and remuddled my SO's condo. I hate every single thing she did to it from the mint green walls to the ugly stripey faux wood floors to the uber-shiny white on white kitchen. It...

I just ran across this one this morning, from one of my favorite cookbook authors:

https://twosleevers.com/instant-pot-halva-recipe/

My pioneer diarist/ancestor died, probably of cholera, en route to Oregon. (Making a case for antibiotics.) She was buried near the Barlow Road.

I worked Christmas and Thanksgiving for years, and breathed a hearty sigh of relief when I finally had enough seniority to avoid doing so. I don't have much of a problem with people having to work,...