The low temperature in Helena on today is going to be -24.  The high is -9.  So winter has officially arrived in Big Sky Country, and she is determined to make an entrance.

Being back in the office is a strange thing.  Being around people, getting dressed every day, adjusting to being in the office when you’re used to being home, it’s a lot.  But I have found a few things to make it easier.

This week, my parents, Kyle and I drove to Whitefish, Montana to try to get my Mom a break from her endless quarantine.  The smoke here is not nearly as bad as it was in Spokane, and we had high hopes to do some hiking, boating, and relaxing.  But it’s 8:00AM on Friday, and Kyle is on a conference call, I’m writing this post waiting …

Today, many celebrities are silencing their social media accounts to protest the monetization of hate speech for profit.  The campaign, however, isn’t really taking off .

The hardest thing about 2020 is feeling out of control.  Pieces of my life are being shaped (and sometimes derailed) by a pandemic, a suffering economy, and ongoing political upheaval.  And as the year drags on, it’s hard not to become despondent or crippled by malaise when feels like there is no better day on the horizon.