March 31, 2023 Design © Janet Stevenson If you're a zealous coffee drinker, you probably have a favorite mug like my new one above, made of ceramic and memories. The image shows a sunset reflected in the waters of Eastern Lake, one of the rare and beautiful coastal dune lakes in and around South Walton… Continue reading Mug shots
Category: Florida
WARNING: Unregistered post!
March 4, 2023 I am a blogger and I am writing about Ron DeSantis. More specifically: about how one of Ron Desantis's allies wants to force bloggers to register with the state of Florida if they write about Ron DeSantis. As Dave Barry, one of the all-time great Floridians, would say: "I am not making… Continue reading WARNING: Unregistered post!
The island shining before us
October 5, 2022 Our old home Almost twenty-five years ago, the woman I was seeing (and was crazy about) suggested we take a trip. Our destination was a place in Florida she knew well, having grown up in Alabama and visited the Sunshine State many times. We flew down from Washington DC, where we lived… Continue reading The island shining before us
Artifacts
August 22, 2022 You never know what surprises are lurking in the basement - not the evil stuff like dry rot, zombies, or shag carpeting, but things you've forgotten you own. A round of late-summer decluttering brought forth a relic from what feels like eons past: a ZTE 7431 mobile phone. Remember these? I wouldn't… Continue reading Artifacts
On the beach and the road to nowhere
August 12, 2022 I’ve loved the water since I was a kid splashing in the pool at the Y and the lakes around Kalamazoo, Michigan. In college, I was too uncool for spring break debauchery-by-the-sea, and never in my wildest dreams imagined actually owning a place at the beach. Then my future wife took me… Continue reading On the beach and the road to nowhere
A pandemic diary: Un-unmasking
July 28, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMi7zrrvqEw My daily life won't be affected by the disheartening but necessary call for vaccinated people in many places to wear masks indoors again. I never stopped using an N95 in public areas, both out of respect for others and to extend my personal shield as far as possible. I take no… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Un-unmasking