I saw a post on Instagram from the wife of a friend (who’s a former student, but now that I’m retired I call them friends). There’s a photo of an ultrasound and the heart-wrenching story of her miscarriage. I sent my sincere condolences, which may sound hollow as a post on a social media app,Continue reading “Physical Injustice”
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Tears of Laughter, But…
What brings a tear of joy to your eye? There’s not been any tears of joy for years. I’m not sure joy has been an emotion I’ve experienced for awhile. I’d like to feel that, but real life has intruded in such a way that that has not been possible. I will pivot here andContinue reading “Tears of Laughter, But…”
Social Media: Boon or Bane?
My friend Jason suggested the following blog prompt: Is social media beneficial or destructive in it’s current permutations? Both? How so? I have a feeling he’ll be replying to this as well, with some strong feelings, and here’s my take on that question before we get his. Over the past decade we’ve seen an amazinglyContinue reading “Social Media: Boon or Bane?”
Why Blog?
Why do you blog? I blog for several reasons. Doing a daily blog means I do a little writing each day. It’s like exercising or stretching—keeping up that daily routine maintains a sharper mind. Or so I tell myself. Now if I could just get into exercising or stretching daily! (I do get a 2Continue reading “Why Blog?”
Irrepressible? That’s What I Are!
The title comes from an old song, “Unforgettable.” Why I think I are—er, am irrepressible is this: Even when people around me are in dark moods, or things don’t seem to be going as well as we hoped, my sense of humor is still there lurking. Or trying to explode forth, shooting skyward from aContinue reading “Irrepressible? That’s What I Are!”
My Show of Shows
What TV shows did you watch as a kid? I read a lot of books as a kid. And played outside and rode my bike. But it seems I still had a great deals of time to watch TV. I enjoyed Saturday morning cartoons for a long time. I’d watch the previews on Friday nightContinue reading “My Show of Shows”
Childhood’s Paradise Lost
One of my profound regrets is the number of fireflies I caught in my jars during my childhood. I didn’t free them; I left them in the jar for the next night, but of course they never survived. And now, every summer, I only see a few of them, when there were so many whenContinue reading “Childhood’s Paradise Lost”
“Calling Joyce!”
My fiancee is an avid gardener and people will stop by and compliment her on its appearance. We say she has a green thumb, but she works very hard at maintaining all the plants. I should add that that her yard work often takes her past dusk,and she will even use a cap with lightsContinue reading ““Calling Joyce!””
Plan Fail
The other night in a TV news story, I heard someone attribute a quotation to Benjamin Franklin: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” I need to google whether it is generally thought to be a Franklin quote. He did have a few pithy ones, my favorite being: “Fish and visitors begin toContinue reading “Plan Fail”
Night Fever, Night Fevahhhhh….
What’s your favorite time of day? I have never been a morning person. I’m a zombie in the mornings because I refuse to go to bed early so I can wake up early and refreshed—because that’s just not going to happen. I will still be awake late, and then be a walker/walking dead person inContinue reading “Night Fever, Night Fevahhhhh….”
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