As much as we reveal in our blogging, we also intentionally conceal a lot. I’m sure it’s not just me. I prefer to not expose the rusting underbody of our lives to the world at large. I do not blog… Read More ›
Life
CONTROL – THE LAST ILLUSION
Fandango’s Provocative Question #203 This is the third time Fandango has posed some variety of this question. I only know this because I knew I’d written about it before. It’s a subject I also find interesting. That was when I realized… Read More ›
SHUT UP AND WATCH
The Monday Morning Dawdle Are you quiet or vocal when watching television, a movie, or a film? Can you sit there with others and watch silently, or are you filled with oohs, ahhs, and other gesture forms? I talk to… Read More ›
FORETELLING OUR FUTURE
As a kid, if ever I thought about getting old (like “past 40”), I figured I would “age with grace.” My hair would turn snowy white, but otherwise, I’d remain the same. I would always be “me.” Maybe I’d slow… Read More ›
DEEP IN THE HEART OF MEDICAL MADNESS
I’m not sure why we find ourselves in these periods where we do nothing but go from one doctor appointment to the next. Everything clumps together. On a positive note, we get everything done and then things usually calm down… Read More ›
FIRMLY RESOLVED
Your New Year’s Resolution, by Rich Paschall Have you given up on it yet? You know what I mean, that New Year’s Resolution you felt you had to make. It may have seemed like a good idea in December. You… Read More ›
LIFE CAN GET MESSY
Right now, life is very messy. I’ve got anemia and it needs treatment. Garry’s glaucoma seems to be acting up — OR he’s got some problem with migraines OR both are connected. The problem is, he can’t see properly and… Read More ›
OLD LIFE, NEW YEAR
It’s a very new year, but it’s already day five. I have a feeling if I don’t grab hold of it, it will slide away before I am fully “in” it. Garry’s had a difficult week, losing one friend (reason… Read More ›
THERE’S NO REVENGE LIKE GETTING RICH BUT A FEW COME CLOSE
FLASHBACK FRIDAY, FOR THIS DAY IN 2018 Revenge is giving your cousin’s kid an ant farm for Christmas. If you can’t get your head behind an ant farm, how about one of those big drums that will beat endlessly when… Read More ›
HEY WHAT’S HAPPENING?
My nemesis, Charter-Spectrum has decided we need to return the ancient dead modem we had. The only problem? The technician took it when he left. Why they want it is baffling. It’s more than a dozen years old and it… Read More ›
HOW FIT ARE THOSE FIDDLES?
WQW #38: Four Aspects to Being Fit As a Fiddle The phrase fit as a fiddle dates back to the 1600s in British English, but had a slightly different meaning then. The word fit had as its primary meaning ‘well-suited, apt for a particular purpose’…. Read More ›
QUESTIONS OVER COFFEE
Question Time Over Coffee Questions – Season One Interesting questions — and since I’m giving my wrist a rest today — or trying to — it’s a good time to answer questions. What ways are you adopting to save on energy… Read More ›
STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND?
The “What Ifs” of Life, by Rich Paschall Certainly, you have seen some of the various questions surrounding your being stranded on a desert island. If you were stranded, who would you like to be with? What 5 things would… Read More ›
QUESTIONS – TIME OVER COFFEE
Question Time Over Coffee – 11’ish Questions Once a Week This caught my eye because it asked a question to which I actually have an answer. I got the answer because at one point — briefly — I was a… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD IN SCARLET AND GOLD
SHARE YOUR WORLD 10-10-2022 One day, the trees were just thinking casually about getting involved with autumn A week later, Autumn arrived on steroids. I’ve been living in New England for 30 years and I think this is the wildest autumn… Read More ›
THE JOY OF DISPOSAL
I take a maximum load of blood pressure medications. “The full load,” my cardiologist once commented. Since then, I’ve managed to stop taking two of them. The rest, I’m stuck with. Earlier surgery for ulcers means I also take a… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 