Virtual college graduations – how do today’s graduates feel about them?
I think it’s easy to assume that this change for the 2020 graduates might be harder on us “old folks” …
Princess Sassafras: The newest Howell
There will be so many mixed memories and feelings we each will have about this unique time of life during the introduction to COVID-19. Even within family units, there are …
Parenting the parents
I love to study social behavior. Well, not in a strictly academic way, but definitely with an anecdotal group.
My latest social behavior study involves my two sons and their attempts …
COVID-19-induced ‘closure’ anxiety
I have invented a new anxiety: COVID-19 Closure Anxiety. Over the past few days as discussions take flight regarding a return to whatever will be our new normal, I keep …
Keeping the balloons in the air
As the days and weeks of social distancing drag on, we are all becoming keenly aware that there’s nothing “social” about it. Even the most positive among us are having …
Lemons and bluebirds for dark days
I love country music. Put it together with some down-home gospel, and it goes a long way toward keeping spirits up during these days of fear and unknown.
One of my …
Crossword quandary: Three letters for ‘of course’
One of my new indulgences to fill time during these strange days was to download the Microsoft Ultimate Word Games on my desktop computer.
I had to find something. Candy Crush …
Not exactly a ‘staycation’
I did not realize how much I enjoyed my mundane little world until I lost control of it. That’s what this dangerous and deadly virus has done to us. We …