Compassion Fatigue

My friend the creeper is back, in case you were wondering. The name’s Creeper. Brown Creeper. ‘Tis the season apparently. Thankfully, she/he/they – I haven’t inquired as to the bird’s preferred pronouns – doesn’t seem obsessed with flinging her/his/itself against my bedroom window repeatedly, nor does she/he/they seem fond of singing at the top of […]

Pool Day

Today’s musings brought to you by oh-my-gosh-the-weather-actually-looks-like-a-pool-day. So we’ll keep it short and sweet. Also happy belated Bastille Day. The weather around here has been a mixed bag of beautiful summer days and uncharacteristically mild, sometimes even cold, rainy days. While I don’t do great with temperature extremes, some hot weather sans thunderstorms would be […]