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Neighborhood Controversy

I had an unpleasant conversation on a neighborhood listserve recently, and I can’t seem to let it go. Someone posted that there was a petition for keeping the local farmer’s markets open during the pandemic. The state has classified them in the same category as restaurants, which are closed, rather than grocery stores, which areContinue reading “Neighborhood Controversy”

Update From the Land of Social Distancing

It’s the end of the first week of The End of Life as We Know It, as we all try to adjust to our new, Coronavirus-induced reality. Everything is weird and tense and depressing, but you already know that. Virginia does not yet have a statewide order to close businesses, but many have closed anyway;Continue reading “Update From the Land of Social Distancing”

Colorful Coffee Shop Characters

I’m sitting in a coffee shop, and a little boy about 5 years old just came in, wearing a red superhero cape over a fake chain mail costume, and brandishing a sword. Meanwhile, there’s a man at a bench near the door who is wearing a white cowboy hat and looks just like Sam Elliott.Continue reading “Colorful Coffee Shop Characters”