Making Streets Into Food Courts A week ago, December 27, 2020, we left our small town motel room to find a coffee shop. What we found was a mixture of delight and trouble. A block away, we turned onto a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Covid-19
Pandemic Reflections #8
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Although 2020 has been dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, other things have happened, too. George Floyd, an election, post-election crazy period, and on-going culture wars. Forgive me if I wander a bit. Vocabulary Have you learned any new words this … Continue reading
Trumpism vs Wokeism
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Note: So as not to confuse people who are searching for articles on Asian cooking, I have edited my spelling, changing wokism to wokeism. There are lots of bad reasons for voting for Trump. But recently I’ve learned of a … Continue reading
Voting a Straight D Ticket
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Ballots are coming! What shall I do? No, I’m not debating Trump or Biden. I don’t mean Culp or Inslee. I’m talking about candidates further down the ballot. Specifically, I’m talking about our Secretary of State, Kim Wyman. I’m talking … Continue reading
Pandemic Reflections #7
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Open Windows Before I dig in, I just want to share the news that my windows are now open. What a relief when I could finally open them and breathe fresh air again. RBG Oh, dear. Friday brought the news … Continue reading
Pandemic Reflections #6
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Masks Are the New Socks I know I’m not the only person with a sock fetish because even book stores sell socks. They’re everywhere! But they have competition now: masks. Yup. Pretty masks, cute masks, funny masks, distinguished masks, masks … Continue reading
Yes, the Bishops Really Are Bad.
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Just as I was thinking of donating a chunk of money to the Virginia Mason Foundation, VMMC announced their intention to do some sort of deal with CHI Franciscan and its parent CommonSpirit. I will not be donating any money … Continue reading
How Trump Wins, 2020
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No, I’m not an expert. But I can tell you that I was much more nervous leading up to Election Day 2016 than my friends. Why? I’d spent the weekend prior watching Trump ads online, ads that hadn’t played in … Continue reading
Pandemic Reflections #5
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Are Public Restrooms Safe? Answer: Apparently not. We took a drive recently over the North Cascades Highway. The “essential trips only” signs are down, but be warned – everybody knows this, so the hills are alive with crowds of people … Continue reading
Pandemic Reflections #4
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Juneteenth It just so happens that, white child that I was, I grew up knowing about Juneteenth. I didn’t know the whole story about it, but I knew that it was a special day for black people. My dad was … Continue reading
Pandemic Reflections #3
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So Glad That’s Over Remember back when we were worried about the pandemic? We thought we had to stay away from crowds, keep six feet apart, all that good stuff? I’m so glad that’s over. Crowds have been everywhere for … Continue reading
We Got Our Free Money!
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We got our free money. Now the question is what to do with it. Clearly, there are people who need it more than we do. We have pensions (remember that concept?), Social Security, and some savings. Six months ago, our … Continue reading
