The Gods Are Bored

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," safe and sanitary through a long school year! My name is Anne Johnson, and I did not get the stom...

This is my grandfather, Daniel Webster Johnson, Sr. This photograph doesn't do him justice. He was a very handsome man. He looked a...

One thing you learn, growing up in Appalachia: The land and weather aren't as sacred as they are savage. There just aren't enough bo...

June 21 marks the greatest amount of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere. Depending upon your mindset, the day is either the beginning of su...

My goodness, as I live and breathe, one of my favorite bored gods of all time is Anansi! He's all puffed up with pride these days, becau...

I just love the Chesapeake Bay! It's beautiful and  nearby. EXHIBIT A: WOWSA, LA CHESAPEAKE! The only part of the Chesapeake Bay...

Today it was 95 degrees (35 C) outside. Which meant it was 95 degrees (35 C) in my classroom. The fans just move the air around, like a conv...

I don't know about you, but most Friday nights by 10:00 I am drifting off to dreamland in my chair. It just happened that the past two F...

Funny what will come into your head sometimes. I'm remembering a field trip my class took to Washington, DC in 1974. Of course, some d...

Last thing I want to do is tangle with a terrorist. They really give us no choice, though ... unless you think "join or die" is a ...

It's been very heartening to see the immediate and widespread blow-back against our toxic president and his vindictive, stroke-the-base ...

Bad timing. Very bad timing. This afternoon when I got home from work I found in the mailbox my yearly dues notice from the Daughters of t...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," Memorial Day 2017 edition! My name is Anne Johnson, and I can feel the spirits of the soldiers wh...

Hot off the press! Just in time for Memorial Day,  a great white shark is tootling up the East Coast,  no doubt looking for two scoops of ic...

I got up this morning at 6:00 and was at work by 7:00. I left work at 3:45 and drove home. I collapsed in a chair, and all I can think about...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" Have you ever opened your eyes onto a sunny, springtime Sunday morning and thought, "Oh! I h...

La dee dah, another evening at home, watching MSNBC even though I can't stand those smug preppy hosts. The empty nest encompasses me lik...

How do you know that your news is coming from a trustworthy source? How do you know if it's true or not? That is the question. I, A...

Did you hear that Donald Trump posted a tweet that said nothing more than "We?" As in: We This would have remained very myst...

My goodness, they are both all grown up. When I started this blog, one was still in grade school! That one made brunch for the whole famil...