Humor
Reflections on the lighter side
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Twenty Pounds
Losing weight is hard. I know I have to. I tell myself this is the year I’m dropping the extra weight. My doctor said I could get off some of my medications if I lost the weight. But old habits are hard to break. I love sweets and ice cream. It’s ironic, when I was… Continue reading
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Yikes
In my blog I mostly stay away from specific political commentary. There is so much intensity in political discourse these days, at least if we use the media sources as our indication, and expressing an opinion can lead to attacks and threats. It’s sad. Disagreement is not the problem. Americans have disagreed since the beginning.… Continue reading
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Sound of Music
My son and his fiancée bought us tickets to a production of the Sound of Music, in a far west suburb of Chicago. Live performance has no equal. It’s a special space that exists only during the production. Repeat performances of the same show are independent and each unique. If it was the first time… Continue reading
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Hermit
It’s hard for a hermit to be sociable. I can’t blame Covid, because I have always been a home body. I can blame my Dad, because he was the ultimate hermit. Going to doctors was his only social outlet. I didn’t think I would follow his path, when it comes to hanging out at home,… Continue reading
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Rock and Roll
Like many kids, I wanted to be in a Rock band. It was the 70s. I had a classical guitar when I was 14 and tried to learn. I never got the hang of it and struggled with the rhythms. I banged on it to make it sound like a grungy electrical guitar and damaged… Continue reading
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Laughing
My wife tells me I don’t laugh enough. When we hear something funny, she laughs out loud, but often I am silent. She doesn’t hear the smile on my face. I tell her I’m laughing on the inside. I do enjoy a good laugh. Peter Sellers made me laugh out loud, in the theater. Politicians… Continue reading
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Not Ready
One of the things I like about elections is that the political ads stop. Or it used to be that way. Now, there’s always something going on TV, someone telling us to be afraid or angry. Act now! Vote this way or that! Save the world! It’s too bad most politicians don’t have a sense… Continue reading
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Sage Grandma
My grandmother always told me that I could catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. She was telling me to be nice; I would get farther. I always wondered why anybody would want to catch flies. I realized she got the quote wrong, a little bit. The saying goes, you can catch more bees… Continue reading
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Classical Answer
Christmas has always been my best holiday. Everybody is in a good mood; Christmas lights are pretty; I decorate the tree with my daughter; I like to buy presents for people; I eat treats without guilt. Thanksgiving used to be a front runner, memories of watching my uncle carve the turkey, flaming plum pudding and… Continue reading
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Avoid Bears
I did a lot of camping when I was younger. My favorite part was waking up to the over powering sound of bird song. It reminded me there was a entirely different natural world before the human world woke up. Once when I didn’t have a tent, I slept in my jeep. I was in… Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
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