Monthly Archive: December 2020
New Year’s Fright: “The Apple Tree”
The Apple Tree is an eerie seasonal tale about a widower and a familiar old tree to end the year. Next year, let’s read Proust!
Opinion Piece from The Hechinger Report: New York City’s new middle school admissions will test white parents
From The Hechinger Report: The recent news that New York City’s Department of Education will suspend the use of fifth graders’ prior test scores or grades as admissions criteria for some of the most...
Looking Back: The Best of Ordinary Times In 2020
Nominations for several dozen posts reflecting the work of 23 different authors, a shortlist of about 40 posts, narrowed down to ten.
Tradition & Memory: A Child’s Christmas In Wales
A Child’s Christmas in Wales is itself, and in being itself it speaks to variegated experiences beyond its author’s own knowledge.
From Senait Gebregiorgis on Twitter: LMPD is planning to fire Det. Joshua Jaynes – the officer who obtained the search warrant for Breonna Taylor’s home.
Senait Gebregiorgis @SenaitTV reports that Det. Joshua Jaynes will be terminated and has a copy of the termination letter.
From the New York Post: COVID-19 bill started a 180-day countdown for UFO disclosures
President Trump’s signature Sunday on the $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief and government funding bill started a 180-day countdown for the Pentagon and spy agencies to say what they know about UFOs.
Colorado Man Has First Known US Case of “UK Variant” Coronavirus
‘Cause the Rocky Mountain Way is more contagious than the way we had
2020’s Best Albums
As a general rule, popular music, e.g. whatever Spotify, radio, and record companies drive people to listen to, will not be discussed here.
McConnell Blocks Quick Vote on Stimulus Increase
“Not so fast, my friends” wagged the finger of Cocaine Mitch…
To Thine Own Soul be Authentic
My family watched the new Pixar film, Soul, and let me tell you it is the gut punch that we all need right now.
I’ll Keep Writing, Thank You Very Much.
Sometime over the last 25-30 years, I’ve heard someone say that I wasn’t a good writer and it was said in the most emotionally damaging way.
House Votes to Override Trump Veto of Defense Bill, Increase Stimulus Checks
The House of Representatives voted to override President Trump’s veto of the NDAA (defense spending bill) and to increase stimulus payments from $600 to $2000.
Ordinary World: Holiday Hangover Edition
Your Ordinary World with news, notes, and notions from across the interwebs and around the world as you nurse your holiday hangover.
Trump Signs Covid Stimulus and Spending Bill
President Trump has signed the stimulus/Covid relief package into law after a week of declaring he would not.
Perpetrator Named in Nashville Christmas Bombing
“The FBI said the human remains found at the scene of a massive Christmas Day explosion in Nashville match suspect Anthony Quinn Warner”
