"Personal" Blogs & Blog Posts

I’m back! I was depressed by the flanking fire from my sister a few posts ago, but tearing each other down is what my family does. So the fact that almost none of them speak to me is a good thing. Oh, Happy Mother’s Day everyone. I miss my mom, b...

I have a sense of euphoria the last couple of days and I am trying to identity where this wonderful sensation is coming from. I attribute most of it to the delicious sunny days we have had all week, starting with birds singing at 5:30a, glorious sun...

Rules sometimes rapidly change when it comes to what one can and cannot do in the times of a pandemic. Here in Berlin, for about a week now, there has been the rule that in order to go to certain places, say, the furniture store, or a hairdresser, on...

So, there's light at the end of the tunnel. The EU's vaccination program is rather slow, but in any case, my invitation for a vaccine has arrived. I got a letter in my mailbox back in late March, and it allowed me to make an appointment for e...

NASA scientists have found a six inch long green rock on Mars. (inset above.) As most of the rocks on Mars are, well, rather drab dusty red colored (above,) this is definitely unusual. Tests are underway to figure out what it is. Since Mars had all s...

Caitlyn is often annoying, but sometimes she is very on point. The idea that the west gives a flaming hoot about oppressed Muslim minorities doesn’t pass the laugh test, but here the US is, leading the sanction charge against China. I could provide...

I was heartened by a number of comments about my story about rushing to the neighbor’s house with a fire extinguisher and saving the day. I posted it all over the place, as is my wont. A number of people said something along the lines of “Wow...