Fundraisers and Advertisers: Please Help the Environment and Stop Sending Me Paper
An unsolicited paper-filled plea from an environmental group Published in ChicagoNow, March 13, 2019 How many return address stickers...
Mar 13, 2019
Y2K and Today Some Belated Thoughts for the New Year
Published in ChicagoNow, January 14, 2019 The start of the new millennium was so frightening it had a special name: Y2K (Year 2000). In...
Jan 14, 2019
Why I Love My Computer but Hate Technology
Published in ChicagoNow, January 10, 2019 On Sunday, I cried in the Apple Store. I’m sure I was not the first or last person reduced to...
Jan 10, 2019
When the Dog Dies
Savannah was very tolerant Published in ChicagoNow, December 18, 2018 Yesterday, I had to pick up my granddaughter from middle school so...
Dec 18, 2018
What Happened in Vegas Stays Around for Black Friday
The Bellagio - fakery on a grand scale Published in ChicagoNow, November 21, 2018 Just checked Las Vegas off my bucket list. My husband...
Nov 21, 2018
Facebook Stop Telling Me to Boost my Posts
Published in ChicagoNow, November 6, 2018 Here’s what Facebook tells me about many of my posts on my “business” page Still Advocating:...
Nov 6, 2018
Ten Bombs so Far: You Reap the Anger You Sow
Published in ChicagoNow, October 25, 2018 As I am writing this, a total of ten pipe bombs addressed to critics of Donald Trump have been...
Oct 25, 2018
The Bully in Chief Belittles Christine Blasey Ford
Published in ChicagoNow, October 4, 2018 October is Bullying Prevention Month. How fitting that, on October 2, our Bully-in-Chief, Donald...
Oct 4, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh and People Who Can’t Apologize: Some Thoughts on Yom Kippur
Published in ChicagoNow, September 18, 2018 One thing about Donald Trump that his base admires is his refusal to apologize. Ever. It...
Sep 18, 2018
RESPECT: Aretha, McCain, and #45
Published in ChicagoNow, September 7, 2018 We celebrated the lives of two American icons last weekend. While the funeral services for...
Sep 7, 2018