I await the cease and desist letter from Warner Brothers! Source: Wikipedia I hate goodbyes. First there's all that sentiment with tears, laughs, hugs, promises, etc. It can be so exhausting, It's also the later realization that I forgot to visit the dessert table. Less tears and more apricot danish, is what I say. Staff … Continue reading A Blog Adieu: Gratitude 2024 from A-Z
My Messy Quadrants
Source: The Blog Relay Things have been rather busy of late. So busy in fact that I've had problems keeping my head above the water line, which living here in the south as I do is tragically more than just a metaphoric play on words. Amidst all of my various activities, I am reminded of … Continue reading My Messy Quadrants
Guardrails
Source: Freepik.com The literal slow-walk that Joe Biden took to finally ending his candidacy was difficult to watch in real time. At some point, most of us have experienced a friend, family member, co-worker, etc., who ended up exhibiting some kind of diminished capacity. Watching the president trying to speak during that July debate brought back all kinds … Continue reading Guardrails
Honey, I Shrunk the Stomach
Source: ImageFX by Google Back when I was in my early twenties, friends of mine would play a drinking game of sorts where we would self-expose how we were more like our parents than any of us cared to admit. It was a half-cocked hybrid version of "Never Have I Ever" and "Truth or Dare," … Continue reading Honey, I Shrunk the Stomach
I Must Have Skipped That Week
Source: U-World College Prep Let's talk about inadequacies today; mine to be exact. We can focus on yours another time. Two areas of learnin' with which I've struggled mightily over the course of my life are math and grammar. Math I mainly ignore. With the aid of a calculator and my ever-so-slight proficiency with the … Continue reading I Must Have Skipped That Week
Wait, You Told Me You Knew How to Fly This Thing!
Source: Microsoft Designer Bylaw 1.7(a)(4-3) of this blog's charter states: "A topical post relevant to retirement must be published at least once a year" No matter what the weather is like where you live, the calendar is telling us that spring is definitely here. Garden and planting preparations are currently being schemed (peering over your … Continue reading Wait, You Told Me You Knew How to Fly This Thing!
A Watchful Sentiment
Source: New Yorker Let's start by agreeing that we all get carried away now and then. Don't try and argue the point with me because otherwise you're just not being honest. We're here today to discuss being transparently truthful, warts and all. Perhaps for some of you it's the three lumps of sugar in your … Continue reading A Watchful Sentiment
Curses!
Source: KCRA Headlines continue to bombard us with all kinds of calamitous events lately. It is becoming hard to read, with way too much at one time for me to fully process: the Middle East is a growing powder keg, earthquakes and planes crashing in Japan, new COVID-19 and flu outbreaks spreading, and Trump being … Continue reading Curses!
Gratitude 2023 From A to Z: Special Literary Edition!
Source: Amazon I know exactly what you're thinking. It's that guy and his list again. Some people just don't ever give up, do they? Yet, like the swallows at Capistrano, the Beefeaters at the Tower of London, and all those hoagies at Carmichael's, what would this particular day be without a regaling of all the … Continue reading Gratitude 2023 From A to Z: Special Literary Edition!
‘Keep Left, and Stay in the Right Lane’ : Fall Road Trip Ironies and Adventures
I-75 in Atlanta The preeminent philosophical question goes something like this: "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Today I present to you a corollary: "If a family reunion takes place but there are no pictures to document it, did it actually … Continue reading ‘Keep Left, and Stay in the Right Lane’ : Fall Road Trip Ironies and Adventures
Snakes in the Grass 
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