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If I had a nickel for every time I've seen a pseudo-inspirational report of someone...

Last night, I wrote a little piece at JaneTheActuary.com (my personal website which I mostly...

These are not "free face masks," nor are they 'face masks for sale"; instead, I...

On twitter over the weekend, following a Chicago "re-open Illinois" protest, a photo circulated with...

First, a person face mask update:  I have now given away 117 face masks --...

On boating: From CapitolFax, reporting on Pritzker's latest briefing, Saturday afternoon, April 25th: Q: We...

In the news/media recently: "Out of pandemic crisis, what could a new New Deal look...

In the local news:  Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has extended the stay-at-home order from its...

So here's a bit of what I'm up to lately, or, rather, what the Actuary...

Is hydroxychloroquine an effective treatment for COVID-19*? Are ventilators effective in treating patients as the...

Schools are closed. Depending on what part of the country you're in, they're closed 'til...

So when I last visited this blogging editor, I complained about people making accusations of...

So earlier today, I dropped off my first batch of fabric face masks to the...

"A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality" -- Irving Kristol. "If...

Here's the latest on the stimulus/relief bill making its way through Congress: Democratic lawmakers are...

Just a couple thoughts and an invitation to discussion: First, the first "relief" bill has...

Folks, I am now convinced that we should all be making -- and wearing --...

I have a sewing machine. Regular readers will know that I lament not being able...

So yesterday I ranted (and I've temporarily removed the post as it was a bit...

Let's back up to Wednesday, when my husband drove up to my son's college, a...

First: In the news today: Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are urging...

Folks, I haven't blogged nearly as much as I'd like, and, in particular, my ambition...

So last weekend, when hubby and the boys were all at a Boy Scout outing,...

So we're leaving Afghanistan, with a partial, then ultimately a complete withdrawal. The Taliban has...

It's 8:30, the day after Ash Wednesday. And I'm pleased to report some early success...

So in the Archdiocese of Chicago, this is Annual Catholic Appeal time.  Not a fan,...

Yes, round about a year ago, I griped about the Annual Catholic Appeal and spent...

In the news last week: "Tampon Tax Break Faces Resistance in Tennessee; A proposal to...

The following is a speech I offer to Sen. Amy Klobuchar as she tries to...

Here's a line of reasoning that promotes voting for a Democrat, any Democrat, for president...