So.  Apparently I started the self-isolation thing a little late, because I am now unwell. It’s a common cold, so far as I can tell, proving that just because everyone’s talking about one virus doesn’t mean the others go on holiday.  I started coughing on Wednesday, which raised a modest amount of concern, but I […]

Something I heard just today.  A couple weeks ago, before COVID really hit New Mexico, trucks from Texas appeared in nearly every community and bought up toilet paper from every outlet, including convenience stories like 7-11, then carried them back home. I kind of admire the enterprise of these guys, but I also want to […]

I’m rusticating in place these days.  Not because I’m showing symptoms of COVID 19, but because our governor has closed all theaters, gyms, bars, and restaurants (other than take-out).  My karate school has closed, and so has my masseuse.  I should be in Orlando right now for the International Conference on the Fantastic in the […]

Had a very enjoyable St. Urho’s Day, topped off with a supper of Finnish pancakes.   The only thing that would have improved the day would have been Finnish gin, but I can’t get Napue in the States. I notice that St. Urho’s Wikipedia page links to a list of “fictional saints.”  And the other […]