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The Pandemic Diary: April 17

And now for something a little different: rare coins, crime, and clemency

Yes, you have to wear pants: a guide to working from home

A lot more people are working from home right now due to coronavirus. Let an expert tell you how to make the best of it.

Personal

Tuesdays with Anna

For five years I’ve taken my daughter to piano lessons. To me it’s about way more than the piano lessons.

General, Personal, Politics

“The Most Devastating War Machine Ever!”

I found something in my storage unit that reminded me how insane the run-up to the first Gulf War truly was

General, Personal, Politics

Examining Your Luck Tree

How hard did you work to get where you are? How lucky were you? Are you sure about that?

Food and Drink, General, Personal, Travel

A Supposedly Fun Thing That Was Actually Pretty OK

I never thought I was a cruise person. And I may still not be. But a celiac disease-themed cruise opened my eyes.

Personal, Politics

Life During Forever Wartime

I was taught that war was bad, but sometimes necessary, and eventually it ended. The latter two concepts seem to no longer apply.

Personal

Ranking Every Year of Your Life

I was born in 1973. Here’s how that’s gone so far.

Business, Law, Personal

Yesterday the Washington Post told the story of Maria Farmer, an artist who was commissioned by the disgraced and deceased sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein to do some paintings in the mid-1990s. In reality, Farmer alleges, Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell used the opportunity to sexually assault her while she was held virtual prisoner in […]