Commentary: Unleashing March's Lion
We’re two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have not paid attention, the world has changed around you.
Category: COVID-19 Coverage
Commentary: A Side-Step Into The Abyss
There could be no beds available immediately, even in the Emergency Room. If you get an ambulance quickly, you're pretty damn lucky.
Commentary: The Next Normal
However, we are preparing to see this pandemic disappear in our rearview mirrors. Mask guidelines are lifting in some cases, while other parts of the world are dealing with another wave of the virus.
Commentary: Post-Vaccination Thoughts
Should I be celebrating? I should. Still, there are too many things floating around that have dampened my enthusiasm for being fully vaccinated.
Travelogue: Spring's Arrival Upon A Dubious Milestone
Actually, one is more celebratory than the other. No one celebrates an anniversary of an event that took hundreds of thousands of lives in this country, caused a further deepening of the national ideological divide, and made us step up the cause of taking care of one’s self.
V&R 10th Anniversary Stories: Developing The "Intersection"
In the case of Victory & Reseda, it is already set in stone back in 2011 that it will be the portal for my automotive writing and my coverage of all things sustainable transportation. Yet, there was another internal debate that I had to settle about the new brand for this website.
COVID-19 Update: New Year, Same Difference
The number cases and deaths rose in the USA to new levels that set off alarms across the country. A new set of guidelines and lockdowns were in place from state to state. The entire holiday season was spent with a few people at home with varying guidelines, depending on where you lived.
Travelogue: Back On The Road Again in 2021?
When we do get out of this pandemic, can we get back to normal? Can we travel again without resorting to extra cautionary measures that we had to deal with in 2020?
Commentary: What Do You Really Want For The Holidays?
At my age, I no longer have to rely on ol’ Saint Nick to guide my holiday wants and needs. Heck, I would probably be that grandfather that would provide a child some happiness somehow.
Commentary: Black Friday…All Month Long!
Of course, we can repeat the statement about how strange this year had become thanks to an unwanted virus that have already taken the lives of over 250,000 Americans so far. This health crisis not only forced us to become creative about our stay-at-home Thanksgiving plans. It also altered our annual holiday shopping routines.