Avoidance Practices: Staying Off My Dreck List

A pile of ironing has been sitting out in our home for over three days now.  I am responsible for doing it, but somehow I mysteriously hadn't noticed the places where Gorgeous left it for me. After having it sit on the edge of the sofa overnight, she moved it back into the bedroom to do herself.   In hindsight, I do think … Continue reading Avoidance Practices: Staying Off My Dreck List

Faded Glory

I recently was going through some old scrapbook pictures that also ended up being scanned and posted to my Facebook page. This was done back in that early period when middle-aged people ruined social media sites by invading what up to that point had been the province of teenagers and early twenty-somethings only.   I don't have children, but … Continue reading Faded Glory

Farewell Dave

David Letterman is retiring next month, so starting this week I am watching each of his shows all the way to the end.  I will miss his irreverent and dry take on everything from phony movie stars and politicians to the self-deprecating shots that he always aims at himself.  I'll also miss his pranks with unwitting people out in … Continue reading Farewell Dave

Wants and Needs

I was required to return my government-issued iPad just prior to retiring.  In spite of an initial ambivalence when they gave it to me, I really enjoyed having a tablet, and I found many uses for it in during the two years it was in my possession.  I absolutely loved it sitting nearby when I watched old movies or TV shows -- quite … Continue reading Wants and Needs