To explore strange new worlds
I was a child when the original Star Trek series aired, so young that my parents refused to let me...
I'm not a lawyer, but I play one on the Web
NOTE: This situation is fluid. As I get ready to post this, a lawsuit challenging the vote count in...
Redux
Some years ago I was watching a press conference with John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, on the...
Hoist by his own petard
I have been waiting for the 50+ years since I studied Hamlet in Freshman English to use that headline....
RBG
Sad day.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whom the AP described on Saturday as...
No more teachers, no more books
My heart is broken over the situation with K12 education in the midst of the global pandemic. In NC,...
I've always been good at tests
I had my second COVID test today. The first was during a visit to the ER in July and to be honest it...
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
I am desperate for data. This whole conversation is full of people citing studies that don’t exist,...
Weighty matters
Several year ago I wrote in my short-lived Reassured DMM blog about the link between obesity and dementia...
Fashionista
I’m such a trend setter! I saw on The Today Show today that wearing sneakers with dresses is trending....
One (Wo)man, One Vote
I haven’t decided yet how to vote. (I’ve decided WHO to vote for, but not what voting mechanism to...
A great spiritual battle
Had a SS lesson today about how we are involved in a great spiritual battle between the forces of evil...
Just because you are in college doesn't mean you aren't stupid
Over the last week NC numbers have gotten worse, probably as a result of outbreaks at colleges and...
Rhonda's Rules for Using Social Media (or How NOT to be Stupid)
DO NOT
Believe everything you read and hear on social media. And the corollary: Don't dismiss...
Good trouble
Trump suggested today that the election should be delayed because of the potential for mail fraud....
Black lives matter
BLM protests have continued now for greater than two weeks. I still feel as if we need to stop with...
Education in Black and White
When I talk to people my age who grew up in the US, ANYWHERE in the US, they are shocked to learn that...
Invitation to dinner
Someone asked me today who I would invite to dinner if I could ask anyone anywhere, living or dead.
Church is Open
Several years ago I fell at church and broke my wrist.
“You’d think God would have protected me...
ReOpen Protests
ReOpen protesters are marching in downtown Raleigh. What craziness! I’m not sure what they really want....
10,000 Dead
The nation hit a milestone today — 10,000 people dead as a result of COVID19. I just heard a doctor...
Underlying Conditions
The shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) continues to be an issue. In places alraedy hit...
TP
Have I mentioned toilet paper? There isn’t a shortage, exactly. There’s tolet paper and there’s people,...
Kinsey and the Quarantine
My self-quarantine has lasted a week now. Kinsey is not a fan of social distance. She doesn’t seem...
Worrying is Not Helpful
I’ve been thinking about Dad. He used to say that worrying was a waste of time because you always worry...
Flattening the Curve
This is our new catch phrase: Flatten the Curve. The idea is that if things progress without a change,...
Quarantine Day 2
We have been advised to self-quarantine, which involves not participating in any large gatherings and...
Friday, the Thirteenth
Friday, the 13th. The world is a frightening place today. We’ve been hearing ews about a new virus...
Life as a Twin
It happened again today. Sandy and I were out together and someone asked me if we are twins. Yes! I...
Down by the Old Mill Stream
Nancy Cook was born in Winston-Salem, NC, on September 14, 1929, to Tom and Flossie Cook. She grew...
Goodbye, Dad
Fred Welfare was born in Winston-Salem, NC, in 1931, and grew up in Clemmons, a small rural community...