Remember the classic 80s arcade game Frogger, where you had to direct frogs to their homes one by one by crossing a busy street?That’s what my morning run has turned into, a freaking game of Frogger.Thanks to the rules of social distancing, which no one...
Remember the classic 80s arcade game Frogger, where you had to direct frogs to their homes one by one by crossing a busy street?That’s what my morning run has turned into, a freaking game of Frogger.Thanks to the rules of social distancing, which no one...
After 10 or so years of working alone at home, I finally have co-workers.5 to be precise.Thanks to the COVID-19 social distancing mandates, my 4 girls will be finishing out the school year at home. Their classrooms have been traded for our breakfast...
“Is that how I really look?”I bet that sentiment was rattling around many people’s minds this past week.Thanks to COVID-19 social distancing mandates, thousands, if not millions, of people are working from home, forced to use video conferencing to keep in touch with...
All that is separating me from 4 squabbling sisters is a reinforced door.My girls are home thanks to the closure of their schools in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.For the foreseeable future, I will be both their mom and (gulp) teacher, all...
We’ve crossed a line when security guards are protecting toilet paper. That’s the situation at my local Costco. Security guards standing watch at the toilet paper in case there’s a riot over the “2 per customer” limit placed on it. At 30 rolls...
Two months.That’s how long my family had to sort through my late mother-in-law’s house and possessions before it was sold.Two lifetimes.That’s how much stuff was in the house, hers and my late father-in-law’s.Going through every room, every drawer, every closet in their 3,000...
I had a surreal experience this morning as I was scrolling mindlessly through my Facebook news feed instead of getting on with my morning run. A post I had written was shared by a friend after one of her friends (who I have...
Booze, smokes, and food for Austin’s homeless. This is the title of a GoFundMe campaign that recently popped up in my Facebook feed, an Austin man trying to improve the lives of his city’s homeless one beer, cigarette, and package of peanut butter crackers...
We’ve all heard the stories and seen the photos. Children in detention denied basic supplies like soap, a toothbrush, and blankets. Families living in squalid conditions in overcrowded detention centers. Our kids have too. And they have questions, lots of questions. How did...
A father and toddler, drowned together, laying on the riverbank at our southern border. Families and children living in squalid, over crowded conditions, without access to clean water or adequate food. Unbathed children in dirty clothes. Toddlers without clean diapers. A humanitarian crisis at...
