"Personal" Blogs & Blog Posts

After my old friend Connie died last week I was chatting with another friend about how many people we had known who died the past few years. It’s been grim for the both of us, the price of growing old. I joked that it’s not safe for people to bec...

I received an email the other day informing me that an old friend had unexpectedly died. Her housecleaners found her, she lived alone and died alone. She loved her kids and grandkids though, so she was not alone in the world. Her son was the one who...

I had planned to write more about the Iran hostage crisis, but life got in the way. Life does that, it’s as if reality has volition of its own that transcends my carefully laid plans. Who knew? So I’ll just be quick, this link, and pointing out t...

Nothing like getting sick to take the wind out of one’s sails. I’m hardly ever sick, which came in handy back in my corporate drone days. I would use my sick leave for vacation time. Or pretend to be sick when I wanted a day off. Shocking to some...

Tuesday I was struck down by a head cold, and spent the day suffering and unable to write coherently (Ignoring the issue if any of my writing is coherent.) I’m feeling a bit better today, but still don’t have a post ready. Maybe later today or to...

Survived another weekend. The weather is getting a little chilly, but still hitting 50F (10C) during the day, so good enough for me. Lots of fall colour showing up, which sucks for me because I have to rake up the leaves. I suppose I should be happy...

I came across this picture on Snappygoat. I love it. On several levels. Pictures say a lot to me. So do words. I’ll never take a picture like this, but maybe if I write long enough I’ll eventually say something important. I heard once that people...