Francis Scott Key was born on August 1, 1779 in what was then Fredrick County Maryland.
Category: My Life
Instant Pot Review
A couple of weeks ago, I purchased the Instant Pot Smart (Instant Pot). The Instant pot’s Bluetooth connectivity allows me to use the accessible Smart Cooker app to program and monitor the device.
Hurricanes Explained
A hurricane is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone.
Portland Central East Job Fair
Yesterday, I attended the Portland Central East side job fair. It wasn’t as good as the job fair I attended the day before.
Update on my Job Search
In It’s Personal, I gave an overview of my job search and some of the ways my inability to find work has affected me.
Sin Taxes and SNAP Benefits
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about so-called sin taxes (the additional taxes added to products the government deems unhealthy). My recent reconsideration of sin taxes was spurred by a discussion I had on social media about the idea of restricting SNAP, food stamp, money from being spent on soft drinks.
When Should A Child be Taken From His Parents?
This post is based on an article entitled When Should a Child be Taken From his Parents? The article was published in the August 7 and 14, 2017 edition of The New Yorker. The author is Larissa MacFarquhar.
My First Experience with Racism
As I said on my About Me page, I was raised in the small town of Winchester, Massachusetts. Winchester is a small, very white town. As a young child, I never thought about race.
I Got Paratransit
In I Signed up for Paratransit, I described how paratransit is a service offered by local public transit that provides people with disabilities shared ride services within the transit system’s boundaries at a discounted rate.
I signed up for Paratransit
For those who don’t know, paratransit is a service offered by local public transit that provides people with disabilities shared ride services within the transit system’s boundaries at a discounted rate.