Turns out the the lid on the COVID-19 shutdown was not very tight, undone by the events of May 25, 2020, concerning the actions of a police officer in Minneapolis that caused, before our very eyes, the death of George…

In a strict sense, this is not a comment on how I’ve been spending my time during this pandemic, but how certain others might better spend theirs. In the days before the shutdown our lives were supposedly so busy many…

During the pandemic I’ve returned to my table saw, band saw, router, and even learned to use a sewing machine. This latter business was not of desire, but a matter of necessity. In late February, not knowing the full impact…

Like most in this country, I haven’t seen my barber for what seems like a decade. My fear is that if I don’t deal with this myself, I’ll wake up one morning looking like an aging hippie, e.g., David Crosby….