My dystopian future
Friday July 24 2020 In today’s WTF news, there are reports coming from Utah, Washington, Virginia, and Louisiana of people receiving unsolicited packages from China. The delivery labels claim to have jewelry inside, but instead of a gift of unexpected bling, people are tipping open the envelopes to find sealed packages containing black seeds of … Continue reading 65. Audrey II
Thursday July 23 2020 I’ve been adjusting to these new glasses and I have to admit it’s not going well. I’m experiencing some real problems when working on the laptop, my progressive lenses living up to their name by getting progressively worse as the day goes on. It doesn’t help that, according to the eye … Continue reading 64. Tina Belcher called
Wednesday July 22 2020 As we move through the headlines of 2020, two books come to mind that have stayed with me long after I closed the covers. In both, I’m surprised that they are not more well known. Maybe they are in other circles than mine. Before the coronavirus, the topic of childhood immunizations … Continue reading 63. Words Before Are Now
Tuesday July 21 2020 The United States of Ohio was in the news today, but unfortunately for nefarious reasons this time. It seems the state’s Speaker of the House, Larry Householder, was arrested for, allegedly of course, being involved in a $60 million bribery scheme. Prosecutors are calling this racketeering job the largest public corruption … Continue reading 62. Rats and bats
Sunday July 19 2020 As we move towards the end of July and think about schools starting up again next month, I’d like to explain how this is all going to work now. But I can’t. I have nothing but confusion on what the heck is happening on this front. I’m so, so relieved to … Continue reading 61. The school bus doesn’t stop here anymore
Saturday July 18 2020 A few years ago I completed my jury obligations for a wrongful death case and, after the trial, one of the prosecuting attorneys called to interview me. Out of the twelve jurors, only two others besides me had held strong that the doctor had failed to fulfill his responsibility to the … Continue reading 60. Looking for a (stop) sign
Thursday July 16 2020 You know how you’ve seen movies like Trading Places [1983] that show the insanity of the trading floor of the NYSE? The scene is all yelling with bells going off while men in neckties using disturbingly aggressive hand signals because otherwise you don’t know who’s buying orange juice or selling pork … Continue reading 59. Guarding values
Wednesday July 15 2020 Numbers are spiking in Ohio. The number of cases claimed are inflated. The coronavirus is a hoax. Okay, maybe it’s real, but no worse than the regular flu. It will disappear after the November election. What’s the harm in just wearing a mask for God’s sake? Even if it we don’t have … Continue reading 58. Everybody’s talking at me
Wednesday July 14 2020 So now we have a national coin shortage. I’m not one to subscribe to conspiracy theories, but have to admit this makes my head tilt. If you pay in cash at Kroger, you’ll receive dollars back in change, but any coin change will be added to your loyalty card. Other places … Continue reading 57. Rounding up
Sunday July 12 2020 As rough as it was Thursday and Friday, we finally saw puppy Neptune feeling better by Saturday morning. I was hesitant to commit to joining the day's antique car tour until I knew that both the pup and I were up for a day trip. We all got a bit of … Continue reading 56. Still 100% a puppy
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