Catching up on 2026
This is me. And yes, I do often look annoyed and intense. Looks can be deceptive. I swear most of the time I am neither of these things. I haven't written on this blog in a while. I am not sure why. Work has been busy. The U.S. has erupted in a horrible, apocalyptic way. I am easily distracted by "doom scrolls" that seem more prophetic than Chicken Little screaming about the sky falling. The truth is, I miss this blog. I started it when I was living in my one-bedroom apartment. My career at the Los Alamos Monitor had ended and I was wondering what would happen next. Turns out a lot happened but yet many, many years later it is still just me, typing on my computer and hoping what I write will catch someone's interest. So what has been going on so far this year? I resolved that in 2026 to designate more of my own attention to other people's writings. I now dedicate at least 20 minutes at night to read one of my New Yorker magazines. Sundays I reserved for read...
