Tag: risk
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Is this man given over to hero fantasies?
If you’re openly carrying a gun and I don’t know you, I don’t feel safe around you.
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Our COVID-19 scare
Margaret came home from work the Friday before last with news: one of the people on her team was COVID-positive. Worse, before the young woman got tested she worked several days not feeling well without telling anyone. Worse still, Margaret was feeling run down and achy. We immediately quarantined Margaret to our bedroom and she…
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I know exactly what I’m doing but I don’t know whether it’s right or wrong
We are seeing our larger family now and are aware of the risks.
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Confirmed: I’m staying the heck home
The latest info I can find about the virus confirms my desire to not go out into the world.
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On safety and security
If you live a middle-class or better lifestyle in a first-world country, you are overwhelmingly safe from harm. Here’s why.
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On safety and security
If you live a middle-class or better lifestyle in a first-world country, you are overwhelmingly safe from harm. Here’s why.
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This cup is already broken
I first published this in 2010 but have been thinking of it recently as I’ve been upgrading some furnishings in my home. This was my favorite mug. A long time ago I worked in a museum’s gift shop. We sold works of local artists and for several weeks featured a talented potter. I was taken…
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This cup is already broken
This was my favorite mug. A long time ago I worked in a museum’s gift shop. We sold works of local artists and for several weeks featured a talented local potter. I was taken with this fellow’s work for its bold color, especially four coffee mugs in this motif. I wanted them all, but could…