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No, it’s not about running naked — I haven’t run much in the last 6 months, but I’ve been eating plenty. My midsection is starting to feel very roly-poly. I’ve been eyeing different ways to return to exercising regularly. A spring race to pick? A virtual challenge to compete? …

Why would the NY Times monkey with greatness? — ‘Huh,” I thought. “That’s a weird coincidence.” “No, that can’t be a coincidence!” A quick internet search found my suspicions were correct. “NY Times Announces Changes to Wordle.” The big difference is that a human being chooses the word of the day, not a computer. Which is how the Thanksgiving…

A name should not be a judgmental slur — To all the wonderful women named Karen, I think society or the media owes you an apology. I’m sure you’ve noticed, people are using your name as a term for an overly-demanding, privileged white woman. There are a few theories of how this happened. But who cares how we got…

What is quiet about all this noise? — If I hear the term ‘quiet quitting’ one more time I’m going to scream. Why is everyone so obsessed with it? Originally ‘quiet quitting’ was a term for people who were putting in less effort at work than they could. Now I hear about people ‘quiet quitting’ their relationships. And…

If Your dryer stinks, I hope it isn’t for this reason — When I washed clothes at the house in Rochester, they didn’t smell clean. The house had a front-loaded washing machine and a dryer that looked nice but had mediocre results. Since we had large gaps of time when we were away, and no one was using the washer and dryer…

Anne’s Adventures in Home Improvement was originally a phrase I used when emailing friends about what I was up to. Most of the ‘adventures’ revolved around a house my husband and I had purchased in Rochester, NY. …

Crow’s Feet Prompt #12: Best Aspects of Aging — I’m not going to pretend that getting older is awesome. It’s not. But there are some good parts to it, and challenged by a writing prompt to say what I like best, here it is: Nice guys (and gals) stop finishing last. Kindness is the new cool. The importance of…

It’s almost a recipe for how to get Covid — Here are the steps I followed August 10–19: - Don’t wear a mask - Visit Disney World. - Visit Universal Studio Theme Park. - Walk through lots .of crowds. - Wait in long lines, many in enclosed spaces. - Eat out. - Ride rides — including ones like the Hogwarts Train where each box car gets 8…

I hope not! — In “Sit, Stay, Heal” Mel Miskimen writes about her 84-year-old father having to put his retriever to sleep. Her father had always owned a dog, but he announces that she should take the leftover dog food. Mel asks her father, “So, no puppy then?” “No, I don’t think so,” he…