I’m Not Afraid of Bonnie Anymore! Getting old isn’t much fun, no matter what you hear from those who claim they’re happier being old than they were when they were young. That’s just pure nonsense – or they had a very awful childhood. But anyway, growing old has this way of creeping up on you so that sometimes… Read More »
Friends, Once At first, I lied to myself. I tried to believe it didn’t matter that our friendship was over. Sometimes, I make things more complicated than they need to be. We were good friends, and then we weren’t. It’s really that simple. It’s a bit like getting a terminal diagnosis. First, you deny it. Then, you… Read More »
If I Could Save Time in a Bottle “If I could save time in a bottle The first thing that I’d like to do Is to save every day till eternity passes away Just to spend them with you…” (Jim Croce) The other day, my youngest son sent me a picture of my granddaughter taking a hike… Read More »
Three Short Guest Essays Rarely do we publish essays written by anyone other than Cloudeight. For Memorial Day weekend, we’re making an exception by publishing three short essays by our friend who writes using the name of G. Petee. We hope you enjoy these essays. If you do, please let us know. The Great Equalizer By G.… Read More »
A Rant About AI I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick of hearing about AI. It seems the powers that be think sticking the term “AI” in everything from search engines, to recipes, to lawn mowers will entice me to buy/use/want it. Even AI experts disagree on where AI will lead us. Some so-called… Read More »
The Essay that Started it All: Nitrogen Blue Skies Introduction We began including essays in our newsletters in the autumn of 2006. They would later become a feature of our weekly newsletters. But today, 19 years later, we thought you’d like to walk down memory lane with us and read the first essay we published in what… Read More »