Imagine you’re at a party and the conversation lags. Or you’re in an elevator with a stranger (awkward). Or you’re forced to socialize with coworkers at a gathering. Allow me to suggest a conversation starter: Uranium. Now, I know that uranium is politics-adjacent because it’s used in nuclear weapons. But…
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Armadillos Again
A week ago, many of you received a weird message from me. It wasn’t my fault, obviously. It was not the error of my web guru, the woman who built my website. Her name is Katrina Glover, The Woman Who Knows Everything About Websites and Email Marketing. It was the…
Velociraptor
Dear Friends and Relations: A few of you have asked where I’ve been. Seven of you have expressed interest in getting emails from me again. Here’s why I have not been in your inbox lately. I am lazy. For the last three months, I have been fighting pain. It’s a…
Hearing Test
This started with my nose. A year ago, I visited an ear-nose-and-throat doctor because my tonsil looked weird. Wait. I just realized the story started with my tonsil, but my nose took credit. Let’s start over. Here’s the conversation between the doctor and me. Doctor: Your tonsil is fine. You…
Service Animals
A while back I told you about the lizard among the lettuces. I was in the grocery store, and a lizard rested on his owner’s chest as she selected romaine. I think he was a bearded dragon, a child-friendly lizard if you’re looking for a pet. A few months ago,…