by Celia Rivenbark | Mar 14, 2022 | Weekly Column
The Scene: Interior of a sixth-grade public school classroom in Floriginia, USA. Teacher: OK, class, today we are going to talk about the Civil Rights Movement. Student: My mama says you can’t indoctorate me so I’m going to have to report...
by Celia Rivenbark | Mar 7, 2022 | Weekly Column
Yulia arrived at our house with an enormous box of the finest Ukrainian chocolates. Biting into one I realized this was next level, like comparing the tiny striped burgers in a can of chunky soup to a filet from Ruth’s Chris. This Ukranian exchange...
by Celia Rivenbark | Feb 28, 2022 | Weekly Column
Hold on there, Canada. I’ve had just about enough of the notion we Americans have taken our right-wing cooties to the border, dropped ’em off and ruined your country. “American-like” behavior by rowdy Canadian truckers protesting a...
by Celia Rivenbark | Feb 21, 2022 | Weekly Column
It’s times like this that make me wish I had a music library and podcast to loudly remove from Spotify. It’s kind of amazing I don’t have a podcast since you really can’t throw a rock without hitting a podcaster these days. Go ahead, try...
by Celia Rivenbark | Feb 14, 2022 | Weekly Column
The grouches on social media don’t like it when people post their Wordle scores. The sight of that grid filled with little green squares makes them crazy. As in: “People don’t care about your mediocre linguistic episodes!” Ouch....
by Celia Rivenbark | Feb 7, 2022 | Weekly Column
Friends, have you been experiencing a decline in creativity? Are you suffering burnout from trying to deliver a creative project on a deadline year after year after year? Not me. We’re talking about you here. But, let’s just say, hypothetically,...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jan 31, 2022 | Weekly Column
“Table for two free-thinking patriots, please,” said the genial owl-faced Senator from West by-God Virginia. “Right away, Senator Manchin. Here’s a lovely table right here…” “It’s OK, but it’s a little too much...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jan 24, 2022 | Weekly Column
One of my favorite funny women writers, Laurie Notaro, wondered aloud on Facebook recently if there’s really a job that pays money for naming viruses and, if so, she wanted to apply and perhaps even rename Omicron “Nikki C., in honor of the worst...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jan 17, 2022 | Weekly Column
If the stress of booking a flight when there are 1,800 pandemic related cancellations a day isn’t enough, how about the news that even though pilots—PILOTS!—have warned new 5G tech near airports could “harm aviation” …AT&T and Verizon...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jan 10, 2022 | Weekly Column
A while back, a male friend upbraided me for appearing to joke about the time, years ago, a handsy man many years my senior …grabbed my bottom. As my friend mansplained, “That’s NOT a laughing matter.” HE was offended. As the owner...
