Let's start with the fact that I love my home, garden, my neighborhood, and generally all of the circumstances of my home life. What's missing? Being portside, near the ocean, and the scent of the tides. I grew up in New York City. Two rivers affected by the tides were within walking distance, and the …
BOOM
Authors use chaos casually. Need a plot detour? Throw in an earthquake for your protagonist to cope with. It's not a detour down the primrose path, a convenient alley or laneway. It's a major detour on the highway to hell. Real life is different. Real people have to deal with events for which they are, …
A Loaded Question!
Some of us live in Blogerland. It's different than Podcastland, or the other little municipalities located adjacent to the fairgrounds occupied by Big Media - Televsion, Radio, streaming services. We are kind of like the suburbs. Actually more like a small town. Eventually you get to know your neighbors. There's Martha, Lois, Fandango, Violet, Trev …
Catnip: Two Perspectives
The Nip Me: Who'd have suspected? Catnip as an invasive weed? Beam me up, Scotty! There's no logic to this...whatever happened to the little plants that sat off in a corner of the garden patiently waiting for a harvest, or a cat to roll on them? You know a few sparks as the nip took …
Evening the Score For Everyone
A banker recently described possible layoffs as reductions in "lower value, human capital", and the Tech Bro's seem to lack much empathy with the social and economic issues their businesses will unleash with the potential AI disruptions. The feeling I get is that one way or the other it's not going to be a picnic. …
The Markets
Former petty office first class John O'Toole loved to get in little digs at me. He remembered when I was " not the sharpest tool in the kit." In short, he remembered when I was an addled brain sailor whose sea locker and sea bag always needed a good tossing and cleanup before inspections.
More Steps!
Five thousand steps? No, my preplanned target is for six, but I almost always go over. And recently I've been in the seven- and eight-grand range. But thanks to the arthritis in the feet, those halcyon days of going for hikes of many miles are in the Rear view mirror. You say, "But step counting …
Red In The Face
Having served the public as a government employee for many years, I learned early on that when a member of the public verbally assaulted you red-faced and energetically, you worked hard to maintain a polite demeanor. Frankly, turning all red-faced and dumping on their negative vibes was a sure path to fast unemployment. I found …
Pride
(teachers of martial arts). It was a memorable evening because Sensei's teacher was visiting us from Japan, and we wanted everything perfect.
Collusion
The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed corporations. - Thomas Jefferson Have you checked the funding sources for your favorite candidate recently? A week or two ago, I was at a Pride event in a nearby town, and …

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