Sometimes when I’m feeling down, which has happened a lot lately with all the bad news about the virus and investigations that aren’t going fast enough and my own personal economic crisis, I find it helps to put myself in perspective. I don’t mean that I’m only one of billions…

and frustrating — I majored in languages because I was good at them. I learned to read on Sunday mornings, when I sat on my father’s lap, and he read the funnies to me. After a while, I started noticing patterns and recognizing small words. According to family legend, I started talking at…

Before, during, and after I spent four years in college majoring in Spanish and minoring in French, I worked in offices. I ran a switchboard in a bank — I mean, a real switchboard with wires and holes, like the one Lily Tomlin had on “Laugh In.” (Google it, youngsters.)…

I’ve been trying for months to figure out the huge differences in this nation. 73 million people voted for a man who, in my opinion, was the worst president we’ve ever had. He knew nothing about the Constitution he took an oath to defend and protect. He filled his cabinet…

I hope the excitement doesn’t do me in — Exciting things I can look forward to if Trump is reelected: Martial Law. The ability to protest and freedom of speech are such bothers. It’s reassuring to know that if I wanted to protest or speak out against the reelected president, I would be faced by my own country’s military…

Hint: Christmas is winning — In a world that is full of serious problems, Fox Non-News has often pulled this panic-inducing allegation out just about every year for many years now. Trump has 91 indictments facing him, so let’s talk about the war on Christmas…again. News flash: Christmas wins every year. The Christmas season starts…

Age will find a way — Turkey neck — so attractive, especially when covered in a new beard that appeared from nowhere. I can pluck or shave the beard, but no creams or lotions, no matter what they claim, will fix turkey neck. …

Hubby’s on vacation in Texas — Shrink those to smaller dogs and add two more, and you can see my room mates. I think the best way to sum up this experience is “No good deed goes unpunished.” When I moved down here to North Carolina four years ago, I had four dogs. I didn’t need…

Texas really is a whole other country — Now, see? When I put in “Thanksgiving dinner,” pictures like this one came up. I’m a Yankee from New York state (upstate, not the city) and Thanksgiving for me and for most of the commercials I’ve seen in my life call for that kind of Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey (and maybe…