February 7, 2012
posted 6 days ago | 0 comments
My wife is going through one of her periods of personal crisis again. I'm afraid that this happens with such regularity every few months that I am pretty jaded with it all by now. The Good News is that these fits never target me. This is fortunate...
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
posted 7 days ago | 0 comments
February 6, 2012
In spite of all the joy that Hollywood gets from creating cheesy disaster-movies about it, I just cannot bring myself to fear or lament "global warming". It is not that I am a Denier. Sitting outside on my patio on February 6th si...
In spite of all the joy that Hollywood gets from creating cheesy disaster-movies about it, I just cannot bring myself to fear or lament "global warming". It is not that I am a Denier. Sitting outside on my patio on February 6th si...
January 31, 2012
posted 13 days ago | 0 comments
I'm going off on a little daytrip expedition today. No big deal; just a jaunt down to Longwood Gardens to see the first new exhibit of the year. This is the sort of thing that I told myself I would be doing all the time, but just haven't. This is ...
January 28, 2012
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Although I see it constantly, I think that it is very odd that people today seem to believe that there is a "right" to retire and kickback to live a life of leisure for a few decades before they die, even if they cannot afford to fund this persona...
Propinquity
posted 20 days ago | 0 comments
January 24, 2012
I have never understood the concept of "family". OK; the bond between parents and children, yes - but entanglements with all other forms of kith-and-kin seem to be standard fare for most people, and I just don't get it. Why is it ...
I have never understood the concept of "family". OK; the bond between parents and children, yes - but entanglements with all other forms of kith-and-kin seem to be standard fare for most people, and I just don't get it. Why is it ...
January 22, 2012 (well, almost)
posted 23 days ago | 0 comments
We have had satellite TV for years now. We live in a place that has very marginal over-the-air reception and we got satellite after I finally gave up trying to convince the cable company that they really DID have service in our area. We could see ...
January 20, 2012
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This was just another glorious day in the paradise also known as "retirement". Both yesterday and today were beautiful for the month of January at 40.356462N latitude. The high temp reached about 30-F and both days had bright sun and little breeze...
