COVID-blues getting you down? No matter how difficult life was to begin with, the current pandemic has, for most of us, made it even harder. Families are financially strapped, kids are missing their school friends, and parents everywhere are united in their chorus of, “If I have to cook one more meal…” What follows is…
It’s always a little awkward, writing a blog post after a long period of silence. I decided that instead of trying to explain my absence, I would come back with a regular Soap Box feature. About once a week, I would find something that made me feel outraged, and I would vent about it. With…
There are some things we need to talk about, not only today, but always. They are important things that tend to get swept under the rug because, for whatever reason, people see them as a source of discomfort or worse, shame. Today is as good a day any to raise the subject, though. In fact,…