The sun bore down with great intensity, revealing every imperfection, flaw and anomaly.  Like a great spotlight, she brought attention to our issues and exploited our weaknesses. With the scant amount of rain we’ve received thus far, certain problems are…

Huddled on the horizon, the clouds charged eastward, colliding and tumbling over one another as they stacked up to frightening heights.  The game was afoot, and the storm was upon us. COVID-19 has been looming like a dark cloud, and…

We slogged through June in hip waders amidst the leaden, gray malaise, the air largely unstable and ostensibly resentful, like a teenage girl scorned.  The few sunny days provided fleeting relief, but we were wary and suspicious, and we were right to…