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Looking back at my blog posts for 2020, I am happy that I wrote so much. It is, for me, one tiny bright side of the pandemic. But, by forcing myself to write a post for nearly every day, I … Continue reading →

I couldn’t help laughing with a grim sort of humor when I read this paragraph in an article from The Atlantic today. In 2019, the Global Health Security Index used 85 indicators to assess how ready every country was for … Continue reading →

All I’ve done so far today is to wrap the presents for my husband’s family, but I did a good job. You would not be able to tell based on the quality of the gifts or the way I wrapped … Continue reading →

The weather’s not looking so great for the next few days. The forecast for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is heavy rain and high winds, with the possibility of power outages and/or flooding. I hope Santa knows that all … Continue reading →

We mailed our Christmas cards today. It’s late for sending cards, and most of them (if not all) will arrive at their destinations after Christmas. But, the cards say “Happy Holidays” rather than “Merry Christmas,” so as long as they … Continue reading →

I didn’t do much today. Aside from the Daily Minimum, the only thing I did, and the only thing I felt up to doing, was to arrange a Christmas present exchange with my parents. It wasn’t as much as I … Continue reading →

It’s the 19th day of the 2020 Virtual Advent Tour, hosted by my friend Sprite at Sprite Writes. For my day of the Tour, I’m going to talk about my Advent calendar. I grew up with the paper type of … Continue reading →

The good news is that we decorated our Christmas tree today. The children are happy, and the great room looks so very cheerful now, which is good, because I needed something to cheer me up from the bad news. The … Continue reading →

I have a moral dilemma. Some people in one of my Facebook groups have been posting things that are bigoted. I feel a moral obligation to speak out against that, and a lot of other things, too. But these people … Continue reading →