All posts by Jocelyn the Plaid

2018: Reflections on Me and Dad, sandwiched between random thoughts, while Dad Explains the Universe in Red, Redder, Reddest Sound Bites (That’s not Commie Pinko Red, that’s Republican Red. This man was meant to take his guns to rural Montana or Idaho, closing the chained gate behind him.) Old. So old, my dad. Anti-Trumpers? EVIL.… Read More

Only three masks here A church manifesting faith I’m not sure in what. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Covid has come and seemingly gone, though it remains to offer an occasional lesson. Here is mine for today: When someone posts on social media to say, “I have Covid, please cheer me up,” the right response is not, “I had… Read More

As we story and journey, sometimes it’s good to just gobblefunk a little with words. Reader, maybe make a list of words that capture how you feel right now. I’ll start: I feel like an armadillo (got to get across the road but somehow that sense of urgency is just not there…) a message in… Read More

Some days just flash by Scent of burnt time descending Toward dreams we forget.

Book of mindfulness But mindfulness does not hide Inside little books. Life is what you get While episode five unfolds And the phone goes ding!

How odd to think that an era of this length has ended. Elizabeth was queen forever. She knew Churchill. She met thirteen US Presidents. She ruled for the entirety of my life, day by day, crisis by crisis. And her people loved her. What next? She can’t be replaced. Charles is … well, Charles. Camilla… Read More

Ingredients Ample pinch of saffron – approx ½ teaspoon if you have longer, wavy threads Marjoram, oregano, thyme, turmeric and a bay leaf. See below 4-5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (Additional olive oil as needed.) 1 onion, medium sized, diced 1-2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 cups short grain rice 3 cups chicken stock 1+ red, yellow and/or orange… Read More

Piece of advice for today: Don’t buy the first year of the new or better product. The first year of the new boiler, dishwasher or hovercar should be tested by People Other than You. Not that we haven’t met some nice guys while they fixed the new boiler problem. Did you know there is a… Read More

Ummm… yeah. So true here. Zoom is about the easiest platform I know but Zoom is out of favor in many districts due to privacy concerns. I’m pretty sure that one reason why parents and students are massing to fight the possible evil of masks is that some issues are too complicated to parse out… Read More

Longevity? The following email is littered with factual errors: “Fact Check-Post states wrong ages at which several inventors died.” See Fact Check-Post states wrong ages at which several inventors died | Reuters This post should remind us that people are just making up their own factoids at an astounding rate. But here are the factoids… Read More