The trials in life often grow like weeds, but it’s o.k. — I’m sitting on a cement block. The cardiologist said I had to exercise but I still fight to breathe when I exert myself. All I can manage is light activity. I’d just watered my plants in my backyard garden. Over my shoulder, the clouds are catching the morning light. I’m…

Understanding Wet Bulb Temperature, Dewpoint and Heatstroke — Meet Zoe Spain has decided to categorize the severity of repeated heat waves that have been sweeping the continent. Zoe was the first ever named heatwave. She was a Cat 3 — the worst kind possible. CLIMATEWIRE | The world's first named heat wave hit Seville, Spain, this week, pushing temperatures past 110 degrees…www.scientificamerican.com

All stories mix them in different proportions — Confession time, I’m a fiction junkie. I started out reading Asimov, Heinlein, Stephen King and Koontz. Once my formative mind was completely blown, I wanted to figure out how it was done. There’s a kind of magic in words that can move you isn’t there? That marks on a page…

A creepy tale from a Caribbean Island — “Next round on me.” The man’s face was grizzled and leathery, as if he’d spent long days out in the sun and longer nights at bars pickling his liver. He looked at me with eyes that were surprisingly clear and brown and he waved at me to follow him. I…

Or, how immigrating to the USA changed me — My friend Dani (Daniella Montage) tagged me in her piece where she described herself using the alphabet. See below. The ABC’s of Me How do I look through the alphabet?medium.com I thought it would be a fun way to share some of the experiences of how we adapted to America after moving here from the Caribbean and describe a little of…

Have you ever heard about Pig-butchering? — The text messages kept coming. Strange numbers. +35 numbers. A few of them were local. And every message I received was odd. One asked me for a lasagna recipe. Another said I was a kind person. This last one accused me of being friendly. Strangers were striking up conversations with…

What happens after authoritarians seize power? — It’s clear, we have already walked quite a ways down the path to outright fascism. Anyone that says otherwise is lying to your face. We’re there. Just as a refresher, I looked up the 19 year old article by author Dr. L. Britt. In it he lays out the 14…