Yes, this is how I ALWAYS eat Smarties, because I am a Civilized Being. I arrange them by rainbow, eat one of the most until it ties with second most, eat one of each of those, and continue methodically until all are equal—and poor yellows, that won’t be for a long long while, will it?  […]

I mentioned the Black Death to a small handful of people during this contemporary plague we’re experiencing—which isn’t much variation from the 15 years before the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who know me best understand I’ve lived my adult life *desperately* waiting for opportunities to discuss the Black Death (and the Wars of the Roses and […]