Everything — or nearly everything — runs on batteries. Rechargeable batteries. Laptops, tablets, Kindles, mobile phones, headphones, cameras, mouses (mice have fur and make squeaky noises while mouses attach to your computer), GPS, clocks, flashlights, remote controls, electric razors, tooth cleaning… Read More ›
Thanks for your service, by Rich Paschall He had been in the business for almost 40 years. The last twenty-seven of those with the same company. He liked his job and thought he was good at it. In just a… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #176 Poor Fandango. I think he’s having a bad week, possibly a bad year or six because this week’s question is — are you ready? What will your last day on Earth be like? Seriously? I’m sure I’ll… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #173 Garry and I went through this process a decade ago when we were thinking about selling and moving. We looked all over the map — not then considering other countries — and realized despite winter, we’d rather… Read More ›
When I was little, I had imaginary playmates. I talked to them. They followed me around. I was never bored because I had friends who really understood me. After I started school, my shadow friends left, never to return. Instead,… Read More ›
What Would You Change? by Rich Paschall If you could do your life over, what would you change? Would you choose a different career? Would you choose a different house or apartment? Would you consider living in another town? Another… Read More ›
In every relationship, there comes a moment when you realize the moment has come. You can stop holding your stomach in. You don’t need makeup unless you’re going out. A tee-shirt and sweatpants are okay. You can relax and just… Read More ›
We seem to have suddenly gone from doing nothing to having something happening every day. Back when we were busy people, this would have been no big deal but after so many years of retirement and a couple of years… Read More ›
SHARE YOUR WORLD: BLOGGERS AHOY – 5-3-2022 Well, now! These questions are so interesting and entertaining, it will probably take me the entire day to answer them. I may not get through all of them, only by dint of volume but… Read More ›
One of the hardest parts of getting older being unable to do the stuff you used to do. This might not sound like a big deal. After all, if you were athletic, those abilities will typically pass, sometimes, quite early…. Read More ›
“Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.” – Jonathan Larson (Playwright and Composer) It is hard to forget the mistakes or missed opportunities of the past. They often cling to us like wet t-shirts. We would like to just… Read More ›
Regrets, part 1, by Rich Paschall “Youth is the most beautiful thing in this world—and what a pity that it has to be wasted on children!” You are likely familiar with the above saying or some variation thereof, often attributed… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #162 Get that butterfly out of mothballs! Time to have an effect! If you have read or thought about time travel, you know you can’t change the past. Depending on the book you read, either you can’t because… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #159 So, Jefferson, among many others said: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and… Read More ›
SHARE YOUR WORLD 2-28-2022 It’s a hard world we are living in. I look around and I don’t see any good coming out of anything that is happening. I do not see humans on the road to improvement nor any sign… Read More ›
What are your colors? by Rich Paschall Everyone has their favorite colors. You can probably tell which ones they are by the walls of their homes. The wall coverings were likely chosen not just by color, but also by the… Read More ›
I am so demoralized by everything, Are we having Word War III but no one is noticing because we’re also having some really bad weather? I’m having trouble coping with life. Not just blogging. Everything. The only place I feel… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #157 Looking at my life, how much of it is formed by things outside my control versus things that are within your control? Please elaborate to the extent you feel comfortable. We do not control our lives. If we are lucky,… Read More ›
When I first got back from Israel, I was depressed. I had lost my world. I hadn’t realized good things were happening. I just needed to shake off the blues and look around. It turns out that misery can be… Read More ›
The Same Auld Lang Syne, by Rich Paschall Another year has begun and we can see it is not exactly the same as days gone by. If “old acquaintance be forgot” as one year passes into another, then we would… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 