Friday, August 1, 2025

Lessons of history

 Those who learn nothing from history are doomed to pick up a chainsaw and wander into the woodlot to do some small chores, forgetting that it’s prime time for yellowjackets.

Just five stings this time, not nearly as bad as Saturday’s fiasco.

The bad news: The Wise Woman, a teacher, sees no evidence of a learning curve.

The good news: I didn’t have to go see the nurse again. I had plenty of antihistamine and steroids left.

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