Seeds, tools, fertilizer, and all the rest; add it up and divide by the number of tomatoes I harvest and ask me if the individual cost of each one is not absolutely insane. Just don’t ask me at lunchtime when I’m mournfully staring into the refrigerator. At that moment, I’d pay absolutely any price.
Read MoreDid you ever wonder why, in our tabloid, freak show culture we can talk about our involvement with any sensitive topic under the sun—sex, infidelity, addiction, incest—but racism is off the table?
Read MoreThe latest philosophy in our struggle to de-clutter our lives has us gently talking to the items we’re about to discard, thanking them for their service. But what if your trash talked back to you?
Read MorePeople are doing it on their lawns and their patios, their decks and fire escapes. Not since World War Two has there been such an impassioned national desire to get down and dirty to start a garden.
Read MoreThis Memorial Day I certainly will not forget the sacrifices of the military, I’ll just remember there are many other good people to salute as well.
Read MoreThe 8-week stay-at-home advisory certainly wasn’t easy for everyone but the future portends a lot worse. Get ready for Shutdown Nostalgia.
Read MoreWhy protest by not wearing a mask when there are so many choices available? ‘Make America Great Again’ masks. ‘Trump Twenty Twenty’ masks. Masks a with picture of the Republican elephant. The good news is that you can still hate and be safe.
Read MoreThe best new way to open restaurants safely is over 100 years old.
Read MoreTrust me, I’m not one of those people who are protesting for the freedom to catch the virus. But I do admit I’m getting a tired of thinking of my own hands as children…Oh, no, what did you touch now? Do you have to be washed again? Don’t touch my face. Why do you touch my face? So, I have begun to wonder what life will be like on the other side.
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