(I couldn't resist. ;)  -- The story behind my copy,  here .)   Walter Bagehot, an English economist and essayist, famously wrote in 186...

Even though Little Great-Nephew (LGN) hasn't been coming to stay with his Grandma (SIL) every day lately (since his mom went on disabili...

The Dyson saga :  Since I last bitched... errr, vented (lol) about my very expensive, non-functioning air purifier/humidifier/fan unit and ...

Friday morning, we were at BIL & SIL's house. Older Nephew's Wife had an appointment in town and dropped off Little Great-Nephew...

  A Facebook find. :)  (h/t to my longtime CNBC buddy & sometimes commenter here, Doubleme.  :)  ) 

The January/February pick for the  Gateway/Lighthouse Women NoMo Book Club  is " The Metal Heart " by Caroline Lea.  Set during th...

It's been a while since I mentioned some of the relevant things I've been reading!  Here are some of the articles/blog posts/Substac...