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Darker and darker
December 6, 2021
Hello, Readers All, When I'm feeling low because the sun is setting at 4:28pm I remember that in Akureyri, Iceland it's rising at 11:00am and setting before...
Is it me? It's me, isn't it? You can tell me.
November 29, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Once I'd gone and gotten myself hired to a regular - albeit part-time remote - job I worried that my writing would suffer. Given that...
Adjusting...more or less
November 22, 2021
Hello, Readers All, So it's Sunday night which didn't mean much of anything for a couple of years. Suddenly Sunday is back to being the day before Monday....
Friend links and other mysteries
November 15, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Since no one tugged my sleeve about any friend links not working I'll stop worrying my pretty little head about it. Easy peasy....
Who can say?
November 8, 2021
Hello, Readers All, My partner got his 3rd vaccine this past week and I - being so young and healthy - got the half-dose booster shot. Am I now feeling...
Scared yet?
November 1, 2021
Hello, Readers All, My partner and I just got back uptown from attending the Halloween Parade which was not canceled this year. Maybe it's early in the...
Good enough is good enough!
October 25, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Thanks to the responders to last week's question. Still don't have an answer from the man behind the curtain here at Buttondown, but it's...
I Have A Question
October 18, 2021
Hello, Readers All, It's not a rhetorical question or even some clever prompt to provide me with a story to tell (although that's a great idea!). My question...
Nearing the end of this line
October 11, 2021
Hello, Readers All, After over one hundred successful newsletters sent out via Buttondown, I fear it's time to jump ship. Last week a reader attempted to...
The Vacation Ends
October 4, 2021
Hello, Readers All, You can't really call this past two years a vacation, but it has had vacation-like elements. Or did before our friend, the virus, showed...
Groovin'
September 26, 2021
Hello, Readers All, How's things in your part of the forest? Mostly the usual here. I do have a job interview in the morning with the IEEE. Part-time,...
Widening and narrowing
September 20, 2021
Hello, Readers All, As we adjust to life sans unemployment benefits, I find it’s doing curious things. In some ways, it’s widening (I can finally apply for...
One Hundred Weeks and Counting!
September 13, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Some of you have been reading along (at least I hope you have) for one hundred weeks now. Bored yet? Sick of the same old slog? Too bad....
There's always a workaround
September 6, 2021
Hello, Readers All, So some new features on Buttondown were a bit glitchy, so I'm going to see how I can work around that. Ah, but I see that at least some...
Oh, let's go there!
August 30, 2021
Hello, Readers All! Ok, so we got everything west of the Mississippi burning to the ground and everything east of it flooding. Time to go off the deep end....
Fridge is securely against the door
August 23, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Our trip was really wonderful but enough is enough. We were both reminded of travel crap so it's a good thing we won't be moving the...
No, really. I'm gone!
August 16, 2021
Hello, Readers All, It sound like me and the stories are definitely written by me. AleXander has even contributed to this ghostly missive sent from my phone...
Before I go...
August 9, 2021
Hello, Readers All, I must being going! Not to worry. It's only for a week and as my partner in art and life has already figured out - clever AleXander! - I...
May as well celebrate
August 2, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Here we are on the cusp of what may or may not be another death round from our friend, the virus, and what should we do? I say let’s...
Why, yes. Yes I am still masking. Aren't you?
July 26, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Right off the bat, a wee bit of administrative catching up. Some subscribers recently told me that they didn't realize they had the...
Midsummer's Eve Crapshoot
July 19, 2021
Hello, Readers All, I genuinely hope summer is being kind to you wherever you are because she’s being one serious fiend in too many places. Sez I. To...
I didn't forget, I just remembered late
July 12, 2021
Hello, Readers All, In case anyone was checking their watch to see what had happened to my like-clockwork Sunday night missive....you can relax now. It's...
Glorious? Meh.
July 5, 2021
Hello, Readers All, I'm guessing that due to the drought and successive insane heat waves out in the western part of the U.S., the whole fireworks thing...
Toooooooooo HOT!
June 28, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Actually having seen our first nutcracker vendors at the Queer Liberation March today, I can safely assume Summer 2021 has officially...
Double the fun!
June 21, 2021
Hello, Readers All, So one tiny moment to crow in triumph: I’ve doubled my number of paid subscribers. There are now two of you! 86 consecutive weeks of new...
The Goodie Bag
June 14, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Look! It’s the end of another weekend and here I am with new stories. AND I dreamt the perfect extra goodies for paid subscribers - which...
Premium Subscriber Number One!
June 7, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Welp, it’s happened. Ok, almost happened. My first premium subscriber tried to subscribe but because I hadn’t dotted all my t’s and...
Heating up to cool right back down
May 31, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Last Saturday I was ready to bid spring a fond farewell as we hit 91 degrees. Today it barely cleared 50 degrees and the rain never let...
Hey, I did it!
May 24, 2021
Hello, Readers All! So when I scrolled to the bottom of last week's newsletter I discovered a new link that says: "Sign up for premium subscription". I did...
Carrying on
May 17, 2021
Hello, Readers All, So after all that fuss about Patreon and Substack and setting up a paid subscription option here - still a mystery, btw - I'm just going...
Almost cut my hair....say, that's catchy
May 10, 2021
Hello, Readers All, First, a gigantic electronic hug to those of you who responded to the informal survey and let me know you’re up for whatever, whenever,...
So I'm dithering, I'm still writing
May 3, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Thanks for the totally informal responses to my totally informal survey. And........I'm not going with Substack after all. AleXander, the...
Show of hands (totally informal survey time)
April 26, 2021
Hello, Readers All, So I've actually done a bit of research and am considering moving this circus to another platform (Substack) where I can have a paid...
Spring resolutions
April 19, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Do you do New Year’s Resolutions? Me either. Hate that crap. But after a recent bad night I made some - what else to call them? -...
Happy Endings, Anyone? (Let's not get carried away)
April 12, 2021
Hello, Readers All, So as a fully vaccinated individual I am now...continuing to wear my mask everywhere - but taking it off when I'm in the park. As to the...
No exodus so, hmmm, we'll see
April 5, 2021
Hello, Readers All, So after my floating the mad notion of a Patreon account last week not only did no one unsubscribe (yet), but one person actually emailed...
Patronize me. Go on!
March 29, 2021
Hello, Readers All, First, a humble bow and scrape to those who have been so generous as to leave coins (sometimes quite a nice pile of them,...
Excited yet? Yeah, me either.
March 22, 2021
Hello, Readers All, I want to be excited. I’ve had my first shot of the Moderna vaccine and am going for #2 next week. Am I ready to turn cartwheels and...
Analytics Schmanalytics
March 15, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Busy, busy people you are. I see that of 84 subscribers only 15 got around to actually opening the newsletter last week and clicking on a...
The fun never ends, does it?
March 8, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Because of our current state of (financial) poverty I qualified for Medicaid for 2021 making it a far superior year to 2020 immediately....
Let's Dance
March 1, 2021
Hello, Readers All, How are you holding up? I had a great conversation with a friend who is Covid-ing on the other coast. We agreed that we're both on fairly...
And can we hear it for Week # 70?!
February 22, 2021
Hello, Readers All, A hearty bravo to the fourteen intrepid readers who, um, read what I sent last week. You are awesome! I had a brainstorm during the week...
I Heart Readers!
February 15, 2021
Hello, Readers All, Who cares about Hallmark holidays like Valentine’s Day, amiright? Not me. Except for the fact that I want to send you, my 81 dear readers...
Finally. Winter.
February 8, 2021
Hello, Readers All, If it’s not snowy with all your trees laced with delicate linings of ice, I’m sorry. After years of ho-hum not really winter winters, we...
And here comes the snow!
February 1, 2021
Hello, Readers All, I’m delighted to report that for the second time this year we are getting “real” snow in New York City! Thanks to our Global Climate...
Me? Sleeping too much? Right.
January 25, 2021
Hello, Readers All, In a word: yes. Yes, I am sleeping too much. So what? It's as valid a coping strategy as I'm capable of mustering these days. I sleep too...
Is it 2022 yet?
January 18, 2021
Hello, Readers All, I think we can all admit that 2021 is already basically a wash. We’ll mask up (did I mention I’m wearing two masks now, doubled up?),...
Notice anything?
January 11, 2021
Hello, Readers All, I’m not sure anyone noticed, but I’m late. I have an awesome excuse for getting the newsletter out late. My partner and I celebrated my...
It's all going to be better now, right?
January 4, 2021
Hello, Readers All, No. No, it’s not all going to be better now. But that’s just me being my usual bitter, pessimistic self. I suggest that you ignore me,...
Timing is everything and mine sucks
December 28, 2020
Hello, Readers All, I was feeling all smug about my timing until recently. Hey, I'm the one who managed to get laid off in time to benefit from extension...
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