Endings and beginnings
There is no more heavily used appliance in our kitchen than the coffee maker. We easily go through four or five pots of coffee in a day, sometimes more, and the coffee is made morning, noon, and ni…
Rumor has it NYPD officers coordinated mass resignation after Mamdani's win. That's not true
A number of factors have contributed to low morale and a dipping workforce among New York City's police.
Light and dark
The past several days have been a mix of light and dark, good things and bad things. Such is life, right? We go through ups and downs, phases when things seem like they’re okay, and then times when…
Doing good
Galatians 6:9 (NLT) says: Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. This verse comes to my mind frequently these days. I’m…
A misty moisty morning
My grandma used to talk about “a misty, moisty morning.” That is what we have today where I live. It reminds me of her and how much she meant to me and how much she influenced my life. My time with…
Sweet corn and tomatoes
Sweet corn and garden-grown tomatoes, a favorite food choice of the rapidly fading summer, were the stars of our supper yesterday. My wife and I had picked up some of both at a nearby farm stand. I…
Here we go
Here we go: the fall semester is soon to begin at both places of work, and I am not ready for it. I’m not ready for much these days. But as is often the case, it’s going to happen whether I’m ready…
Surviving, not thriving
Most days, I feel thankful just to get through it, glad it’s over, hoping for enough renewal overnight to allow me to make it through the next one. This is surviving, not thriving. There are severa…
Perpetually tired
I suppose it’s an inevitable consequence of advancing age, but I’m tired of being perpetually tired. I’m tired of many things, not least of which is the Dumbass-in-Chief and their dumbass minions a…
Emotional labor in libraries
Recently, I read a post on a blog that spotlights the hard reality a librarian working in a public library setting faces on a daily basis. It’s distressing to read, in a way, but is not at al…
The OW Factor
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