Author: jpchess13

We stand on the shoulders of those who came before. We’ve always depended upon prior generations to show us how

Amnesia cures a lot of problems. But to avoid being labeled a ‘memory ableist’, perhaps I should say ‘Convenient Forgetting’

The world is a confusing place. I’m most confused when confronted by popular culture, social media, or the currency exchange

I’ve lived in the South for 40 years and love it, but I still list my pronouns as Midwestern. I

My Captor and I recently attended our grandson Hugh’s baptism. As far as religious rites go, it’s one of my

Isn’t all intelligence artificial? Who wouldn’t agree, after holiday party conversations with ‘that’ guy, or the boss from Hell who

Keeping our New Year Resolutions is hard – we need all the help we can get. My initial resolutions borrowed

Someone will have to explain it to me, but women seem smarter than men. I’m not basing that on formal

The Pierogi Principle. First identified in 1939 in Poland, it postulates: “When the end is near, dispose of everything of

“To be a slightly better version of myself”. After years of failed New Years Resolutions, I may finally have one