The Lens: A couple of months ago, my cousin sent out a group email. Her sister had a significant birthday coming up and she wanted to do something special. With a party out of the question, she was reaching out…

The “Dear Abby Test”
The Lens: Not long ago, my husband and I started watching “Last Tango in Halifax.” If you are unfamiliar with the show, it is about two people in their 70s who find each other after roughly 60 years. They had…

Off the Rails
The Lens: When you think things just can’t get any worse or weirder, they do. Let’s see, first we are struck by a pandemic. Then, civil unrest brought on by another racially based tragedy. Then, an election in an unequivocally…