by Chris Kelly | Apr 6, 2020 |
We glared at the unresponsive contraption like a pair of groggy bears trying to work a vending machine. I pushed the power button. Nothing. Chrissy checked the plug. Try it again. Nope. We tried a different outlet. Same maddening result. I banged the top. I banged the...
by Chris Kelly | Apr 2, 2020 |
Chrissy put down the laundry basket in front of my recliner. “These are yours,” she said. “Mostly work clothes.” “What do want me to do with them?” I asked, still staring blankly at the TV. “Hang them up, maybe?”...
by Chris Kelly | Apr 1, 2020 |
Nodding through my morning cable news update on the apocalypse, I perked up at the sight of a familiar face — the front page of today’s Times-Tribune. It was the centerpiece of a montage of daily newspapers used to illustrate the impact of a global...
by Chris Kelly | Mar 31, 2020 |
The daily farce of Impeached President Donald Trump’s alleged coronavirus briefings might be funny if we weren’t all uncredited extras in his you-know-what-show. Most days, I skip them. When I do watch, I keep the TV on mute until Dr. Fauci or someone else...
by Chris Kelly | Mar 30, 2020 |
Typo has a case of the Mondays. The cats are not used to this much Us. In the world we lived in two weeks ago, Chrissy and I would be out of the house between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. The house was exclusively the cats’ domain, which means they could sleep all day...
