Yearning for Autumn It seems like yesterday when I was waiting for spring and then my waiting was sidetracked by the pandemic. It just seems like yesterday – it was not really yesterday. It’s been nearly five months since those pre-pandemic days when life was normal and the upcoming days of springs resurgence of life, and… Read More »
Mr. Mike He was short, that’s for sure. I’m not a tall man, but I was a head taller than Mike. That’s all I knew about Mr. Mike. He was not very tall. He was a rather small man. For the longest time, Mike and I would pass each other on our daily walks. We’d say… Read More »
What are Up with Verbs? We’re all affected by the current coronavirus pandemic – in some way or another. And while I have a million things I could say about the pandemic, politics, masks, social distancing, and all the craziness that has gripped our country, I’d rather divert your attention to something a little less dire… Read More »
Happy Birthday Darcy: My partner and my friend Some of you know her as EB, some of you know her as Darcy, and most of you know she’s a pretty special lady. She is the one who makes sure that everyone who writes gets an answer, every order gets filled, and everyone with a computer problem… Read More »
Summer in the City The thready fingers of heat are already rising from the city’s concrete soul. Another vapid, sullen, pedestrian summer morning grudgingly awakens. Dawn brings with it dreary dull, oppressive heat. It’s just another smothering, nascent, smoldering summer day. It is already too hot to move — and too muggy to breathe. I look… Read More »
Leave Something Behind This may seem morose to you, but I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how the world will be when I’m not here anymore. The world will go on and take no notice of my demise. So, that got me thinking: What will I leave behind when I leave this world? It’s important… Read More »