I occasionally volunteer as a COVID-10 at the Salud Family Health Center in Commerce City, Colo. It’s a nice change of pace from my day “job” at the keyboard. I use the only complete sentence in my Spanish arsenal (besides “No hablo espanol”), Podría leer las siguientes y responder sí…

There are many stories in my new book, A Beard Cut Short. This one is about how it came to be. Quick summary: a blog post led to a book. The blog post is here. I wrote it shortly after I learned that John Rubadeau, a former teacher of mine…

There are many stories in my new book, A Beard Cut Short. This one is about how it came to be. Quick summary: a blog post led to a book. The blog post is here. I wrote it shortly after I learned that John Rubadeau, a former teacher of mine…

I’ve learned to ignore Trump 2020 signage and those who display them. It’ll drive you crazy otherwise. More than 40 percent of the country will vote for a dangerous incompetent for reasons that make twisted sense (for the rich, low taxes and regulatory rollbacks; for the not-rich, abortion-opposing/religious-leaning conservative judges…

I was reticent to travel to Florida from my adoptive home state of Colorado. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s laissez-faire lassitude toward the pandemic — to Floridians’ great detriment — a has been all too well-documented. But then I looked at the numbers. They’re not bad. Let’s use yesterday — Saturday…

Sept. 18, 2020 addendum: In the three months since I posted this, the scientific evidence for aerosol transmission has become ironclad. See the story I did for UCHealth Today for tips on how to protect yourself and those you care about. Just because it doesn’t look dirty doesn’t mean it’s…