The days are getting longer, and that’s a great thing — SEEN: The sun is hanging around our hood longer in the afternoon, setting over the woods to our west from 2 to 4 minutes later every day. I can’t tell you how happy that makes me. HEARD: Countless studies have documented the fact that the more we’re exposed to natural…

It’s pretty impossible to live comfortably in a politics-free zone — I swung by the Exxon and filled ’er up. Drove by the Home Depot and considered going in for a couple of goo-gaws of the hardware persuasion. I remembered I owed my daughter a few shekels from a recent outing, so I started to Venmo her. …

Prompt #23: Decades ago, I learned to take good advice — Moker reached into my classroom archive — a “Barrister’s Bookcase,” which has housed many of Room 215’s literary classics for more years than I care to remember. My second edition of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. A beat up old paperback copy of The Right Stuff, which helped several of…

Terrorists attacked the US Capitol’s majestic grace, but democracy didn’t bend — Seen: Politicians on the House side of the US Capitol battling this week over a leader to replace Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It isn’t going well. Heard: This isn’t the first time conflict ruled our National Legislature. The grand edifice came under vicious attack January 6, 2021. …

He’s weird & his employees call him “Elmo” — all the more reason — Elon Musk CEO (for now) Twitter San Francisco, CA 94103 Dear Elmo: Do you mind if I call you Elmo? I understand the majority of your new Twitter employees refer to you as the shaggy, red-hued, squeaky-voiced Muppet from Sesame Street. Not because you are kind, and for goodness’ sakes, not…

Play life where it lies — Snow skies ​ ​ ​​ appear. ​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​Sun sinks ​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ to the rear ​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​​​ ​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​of two friends trying to survive winter’s woes. Carolina’s ​…

None of these young folks thinks they’re gonna get old. Right. — The first time I heard the expression, I almost jumped out of my skin and crashed the Chevy rental. My kid and I were visiting her sis and fam in Hawaii. We’d decided to explore the far reaches of Oahu while our hosts were at work. I don’t know about…