2022 was not my best year. Most significantly, I had a major depressive episode that it took me months to crawl out of. That messed up my student teaching in the spring making me have to redo it in the fall. I’d never heard of anyone failing their student teaching before. I kind of wonder…
I woke up to the headline that the House of Representatives are releasing six years’ worth of Trump’s tax returns. Am I the only one who doesn’t care? All I felt upon reading the headline was a stab of annoyance at the Democrats. Like everything that the Democrats seem to do, it’s too little and…
My kid is at a friend’s house, so I spent the afternoon listening to records. I listened to The Rolling Stones’ 12″ single of “Miss You” b/w “Far Away Eyes”, ? and the Mysterians’ single of “96 Tears” b/w “Midnight Hour”, Warren Haynes’ “Tales of Ordinary Madness”, Dr. John’s “Things Happen that Way”, Mavis Staples’…
I read an article in Psychology Today called “Paying Patients Improves Mental Health Treatment Engagement“. It made a convincing case that monetary incentives would improve mental healthcare. It compared 39 papers on the topic and found that there were large effects from financial incentives. It also addressed several of the possible objections. Finally, it talked…
I just got home from band practice. I play bass in Kermit the Band. My brother plays guitar, and two friends are on drums and vocals. I used to play the French Horn. I played that in everything from a trio to a 70-piece orchestra. So, I’ve been playing music for a long time. I’m…
About three weeks ago, my brother got me a used vinyl copy of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominoes. It’s the original 1970 pressing and in really good shape for something more than fifty years old. I was in the middle of my Christmas music binge, so I just listened…
The past two Christmases I’ve noticed something. It’s not really a big deal, just a little odd. This is only the past two years, but the wrapping on the presents isn’t what it used to be. When my kid was little, the wrapping used to be clean and precise. Sharp, even lines and three or…
It’s late on Christmas Eve Eve and we just got our tree up. We should have done it earlier but just haven’t had the time. It’s a nice tree. Small but full. It’s covered in colored lights, homemade decorations, and silver baubles. We also hung the stockings, put some garland on the railing, and placed…
