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And like that, things ended … in a Very.Big.Way.

Things I PonderNovember 3, 2020340Views 0Likes 0Comments

Don’t quiz me on the details in this history video, but the overall statement was profound: a whole bunch of things throughout the the Mediterranean Sea area and Middle East — in a relatively SHORT period of time -- happened ... and no affected civilization's trajectory story was ever the same. The video tells an astounding…

My short stint as a newspaper writer

Other WritingOctober 16, 2020337Views 0Likes 0Comments

There was a brief period in my life when I wrote regular articles for a newspaper. (Note, I did not say I was a newspaper reporter; rather, a newspaper writer.) I got paid some ridiculously paltry amount of money. I mean REE-dick-you-less-ly low amount of money; I think it was $10/article. Maybe $20, though I'm pretty…

Travel to, Travel from …

Things I PonderOctober 3, 2020317Views 0Likes 0Comments

There are times when I wonder why the simple logic of things so basic, obvious and apparent to me in their need are not yet apparent to those who can make such things happen. Here’s one that boggles me: WHY, when creating a calendar event in my digital calendar, is there an option to add “travel to”…

And so it begins

ExperiencesAugust 3, 202041Views 0Likes 0Comments

We were all once little, nascent beings, completely in the world and realm of our parents and caregivers. This photo of my mom with her first born (me) makes me smile. No sweet, poised photos by a professional photographer were ever taken of this precious time in both our lives. Just some Kodak moment or two or…

Lines

Little BitsJuly 8, 2020321Views 0Likes 0Comments

When searching online for an image of people in a line, I found this image. Le sigh, for those of you who recognize what this is. 'Tis not to be this year. When you do go, check this out.

Uber Chronicles book interview with Sakura Publishing

My books ... and bitsJune 30, 2020327Views 0Likes 0Comments

Uber Chronicles? What’s that about? I drive for Uber (here and there) and I write about each and every one of my passengers. Some stories are shorter, some are longer, but I do write about each passenger and my interaction with them. I’ve noticed with some other books from Uber drivers a tendency to cherry pick…

Accept to be accepted

Little BitsMay 14, 2020932Views 0Likes 0Comments

If I want someone to accept me for who I am, I need to accept them for who they are.

Writin’ for Bean Counters

Other WritingApril 18, 2020304Views 0Likes 0Comments

They were a lovely group. Very nice. Professional, of course. Even--well, given that they were "bean counters"--actually a bit fun to work with. While this link doesn't do justice to the volume of newsletters I managed for this organization over nearly a decade (alas, the org never posted all their newsletters online), here are some of…

Conking

MemoriesApril 12, 2020242Views 0Likes 0Comments

We have a family tradition of conking Easter eggs and having a friendly competition about it. My mother figured out how we could carry on the tradition by zoom, so she set about making the eggs and naming them, almost like WWW fighters. Turn the sound DOWN as there’s a bit of screeching on our end.…

Nooooooooooooo!

My books ... and bitsApril 10, 2020279Views 0Likes 0Comments

Fourteen minutes away is my next ride. I take it. I’m in a part of Baltimore now that I’ve not been in before. It’s out of the city center, out of the area with fancy hipster bars and restaurants. The small, old, same-same houses are still dense and tightly connected, as they are in the…

The TP scare of 2020

Tips for an Orderly LifeMarch 16, 2020258Views 0Likes 0Comments

In the "TP Scare of 2020," I think it's a great opportunity for Americans (in particular) to examine their default expectations about the availability of resources ... and how much of those resources they currently use without thought or consideration. I'd heard, a good decade or more ago, that hands down, American women use vastly more…

RIP, Sweet Caroline

Things I PonderFebruary 15, 2020199Views 0Likes 0Comments

Who are we to say when it is, or isn't, someone's time to go? Who are we to say we know how someone should or shouldn't exit this world? And who are we to know the bigger mysteries of life and death? These are questions that come to me as I ponder and feel into the…