August 2020

White Lives Matter? Of course they do….they always have.

Moving is not for the faint of heart. Whenever you move, you have to clean too. I hate cleaning almost as much as I hate moving, BUT I like things to be clean and orderly. The current chaos that is my office is a multi-week challenge. while I was working on a particular pile, I…

Retail Stores in Financial Difficulties (Look for Sales!) Lord & Taylor filed for bankruptcy Tailored Brands, which owns Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank Brooks Bros. filed for bankruptcy Macy’s closing some stores Signet Jewelers: Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples, and Piercing Pagoda PVH Corp: Heritage Brand  Sur La Table filed for…

My very, very favorite summer fresh fruit for desert for special people – i.e. me! One of my favorite deserts is grilled figs with mascarpone cheese. Easy, peasy. Split the figs in half vertically. Mix twice as much honey as olive oil, or even 3:1. You only need a little for each fig. Heat the…

When You are Tired of Life In the COVID Era God, I wonder why you allowed us To invent cable TV. Five hundred channels of weird sports, Houses I can’t afford, violence, Things to buy, more violence and bad news Ad nauseum, 24/7, world without end. Remind me that you’ve got this. My partner has…

Currently a resident of the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans, award-winning drummer Jamison Ross began honing his talents at a young age playing at his grandfather’s church.

This Easy Hack Will Make all of Your Canned Vegetables Delicious By Jessica Ball ,  M.S. and R.D.  July 07, 2020 Tik Tok sensation Tabitha Brown is known for making delicious vegan meals just as craveable as meat… She recently posted a video of a meal she makes when her motivation to cook is low and she doesn’t have time…

By Kathleen Doheny The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has launched a new clinical trials network. Called the COVID-19 Prevention Trials Network (CoVPN), it merges four clinical trial networks across the country. “We are looking to recruit millions of people into this registry by September,” says Jim Kublin, MD, executive…

July 28 is Buffalo Soldiers Day. What do you know about these brave men? Buffalo soldiers were African American soldiers who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War. In 1866, six all-black cavalry and infantry regiments were created after Congress passed the Army Organization Act. Their main tasks were to help…

2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction to be Awarded to Colson Whitehead Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced that Colson Whitehead, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novels “The Nickel Boys” and “The Underground Railroad,” will receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction during the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival on Sept.…