In the early (to me) days of blogging, back in 2006, I found myself one day crying, petrified, completely in fear. I was about to press "publish" on a blog post.
See, I'd gone…
One of my Uber Chronicles stories.
Mall and retail pickups are often confusing to us Uber drivers because many times all we see is the address of the shopping center. The…
For some years now, I've been adding various stickers to items such as laptops, water bottles and lighters. The stickers help identify common items commonly owned by common (and other) people, as mine.…
I've never much liked the term. Despised it actually, for some time.
EMPATH.
To me, the label always sounded like a cover excuse for "I can't deal with the world!" When, in truth, who among…
I've been -- as have many -- poking around on ChatGPT. In the last 24 hours, three people in three completely different circumstances enthusiastically encouraged me to check it out, plus mentions of…
You know, there's something to be said for punctuation. It can be many things: a tool, a toy, a clarifier. It's mighty powerful, this punctuation stuff. Just LOOK at how helpful the hyphen…
One of my Uber Chronicles stories.
Beep! I pick up a young kid who is leaving a friend’s house after being there in the afternoon and into the early evening. He…
This made me cry.
My heart swelled with the kindness offered Dutch shoppers, particularly, though by no means exclusively, to elderly people who want to chat, have a bit of a conversation and not…
My mom and I went for a walk yesterday, 'round Wilde Lake. It was a lovely day. The last day of the year. Gloriously warm and sunny, in the mid-50s. A fine day…
Happy New Year, lovelies.
All my books on Amazon are offered as free ebook downloads January 1 - January 5, 2023. That's the five Uber Chronicles books and my one Surviving Burning Man: a…
I've enjoyed the handful or so of Omeleto videos I've watched on YouTube. They're short, full of messages and, as I find them, enjoyable. Even when they're disturbing.
This video about a man traveling…
I live near.a lake. Not a real lake, that is, because I live in Maryland, and while we get to boast being home in large part to the Chesapeake Bay along with being…