HB was our first adoption under the compromise agreement Steve and I had come to in our shared life. Steve likes Scottish Folds and I’m committed to rescue cats. When the time came for us to be looking for another Scottish Fold back in 2003, I set-up an alert on PetFinder for Scottish Folds needing …
As you might imagine, working with raccoons in rehabilitation is not always easy and comes with a variety of challenges. For a case in point, read to the end of this letter. Every so often, though, the masked bandits will make the job just a smidge easier for you. Thus was the case in late …
One of the cats at my Friday “feral” feed station died yesterday. But this isn’t a sad post. It doesn’t have to be just because it’s about death. Because it’s also about love and trust. Willy (a big brown tabby) and Emily (a petite little tortie) were besties. Actually, I think Emily was more devoted …
You Are Not So Smart (YANSS) 125 – How we rationalize unwanted changes to the status quo that we once resisted This podcast, recommended by someone on my professional association discussion list, is a fascinating exploration into the ability of the human mind to rationalize changes and new realities to protect itself. I highly recommend …
Here’s the thing about the rallies and marches taking place on Saturday: There are tons of them, more than one in every state in the nation. We already had plans to be in Santa Cruz that afternoon. Bummer, I thought initially. But then I saw there’s a rally in Santa Cruz that morning; we’re heading …
When I ask fellow SLA members if they are going to the conference, there is one response that has never resonated with me: “No, I can’t go because my employer won’t pay for it.” Now, I do understand that some people truly have financial restrictions that simply will not allow for the expense of paying …
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While we were standing in a long line for the Matterhorn on our recent trip to Disneyland, we found ourselves with these girls in line behind us. Steve calls these girls my posse and my entourage. They were about 10 years old, members of a girls’ dance group, and at Disneyland celebrating one of their …
As you may have gathered from last year’s letter, Steve and I are not farmers. However, we did grow up in relatively rural, grow-and-can-your-own households, and we continue to cling to the dream of a backyard garden in spite of the fact that we live in a place with horrible, rocky dirt for a yard …
Uproar Over Purported Ban at C.D.C. of Words Like ‘Fetus’ (NY Times) • Diversity • Entitlement • Evidence-based • Fetus • Science-based • Transgender • Vulnerable When the Washington Post broke the story that officials at the CDC were instructing employees not to use these seven words, the uproar among advocacy groups and left-leaning individuals …
1) The most recent CBO score estimates it would add $1.4 trillion to the deficit. That’s $1,400,000,000,000 from the party that’s supposed to be committed to shrinking the deficit. 2) Corporate tax cuts are permanent, but tax cuts, such as they are, for individuals will expire in 10 years. 3) Many low-income people will see …