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Florida of the day: Why we’re less anxious about social distancing and sheltering in place

Hunkering down for a hurricane means staying indoors, hunkering down in your house’s designated safe room (the innermost room with…

6 years ago

Adapt, improvise, and overcome

“All I’m sayin’ is that if it does a good job scraping chocolate pudding out of the bowl...”

6 years ago

Support your local small business, shop at a bodega, and get out of your basic rut

In these times of social distancing and a possible shelter-in-place order coming soon, it’s important to remember that your local…

6 years ago

Need to kill a couple of hours? Check out this “Fantastic Four” retrospective!

Do you know what will get us through the COVID-19 crisis? A combination of smarts, courage, strength, and compassion —…

6 years ago

See how quickly Fox News pivoted once Trump took COVID-19 seriously

Here’s a compilation that shows how quickly Fox News’ talking heads pivoted from downplaying COVID-19 as something minor or as…

6 years ago

Because we need to savor even the smallest of victories in this trying time…

...I installed the new toilet handle in about a minute, and it works like a charm. See the previous post,…

6 years ago

My COVID-19 racism moment

So this happened this afternoon at home: It turns out that the toilet flush handle wasn’t a single metal piece,…

6 years ago

Postcard of the day

I bought this postcard at a funky café in Washington D.C. a couple of years ago and just found it…

6 years ago

“Airplane!” meets COVID-19

Thanks to Tracy Ingram for the find!

6 years ago