We’ve had a mix of cool, dry, warm, wet weather which has favored those with gardens. I have gardens and I have enjoyed all of it. With the changes in weather I have been doing a little more writing about my youth and this short essay is a memory from around 1952. It is true … More Rain on Leather
LAWN I’m not fussy about grass in my yard. If it’s green and I mow it, it’s lawn. This afternoon I sat in my faux Adirondack chair and rested my eyes on the scrub and small trees standing by the edge of my property. The yard looked good from a recent rain shower and a mowing. … More Lawns
Such a title for a post about desperation! Maybe I should use a title like, “What Was I Thinking?” or, “Why?”. Somehow I was reminded of my early high school years and my freshman and sophomore period. Once a close friend of mine was asked by their mother, “Did George have an unhappy childhood?”. Upon … More Childhood Memories
GRUMPY OLD MAN An Analysis I’ve been sitting at my keyboard in a fit of sour-puss anger, talking trash with every voice that comes into my head and when they stop I continue to talk trash to myself. What a luxury! After about an hour of grumpy conversation with those characters that have crossed my … More Grump Attack
These past few days have been filled with renewed energy that I’ve found. I attribute this good health to a few events. I’m eating well since taking on a vegan diet. My weight has dropped a little over twenty pounds since the last week of January of this year. I have hired a house cleaner … More Open to New Experiences
The Northeast is slipping rapidly into Spring. As is common in the upper U.S. Spring is a combination of late Winter and something we call “mud season”. I’ve been tracking detritus from the yard into the house since early May. Some days are quite nice, warm and sunny. Most days are overcast and cool. The … More Head Down and Ass Up (Kinda)
I use this medium to express myself. I like this way of sounding off and recording, in my opinion, brilliant and humorous words. I am not smart enough to fully utilize the tools offered by the originators of this WordPress thingy. I am, in the minds of many, a newbie who is probably too old … More I Look Up and Everyone is Gone
I have lived in the Northeast most of my life and I have lived in other parts of the U.S. long enough to be able to compare what happens in Spring. When the days continue to gain in daylight minutes and the temperatures continue to rise there comes a point when the earth explodes through … More All Around Me is Getting It On
May is the month for high school graduations but that is not truly an important part of my life. I came up with this title only because of the piece of writing I just pulled up from my ‘stories’ file. I like the story because it was one of my first experiences that still gives … More May is the Month for High School Graduations.
CATFISH AND THE SNAPPER It’s not so rare to see a catfish and a snapper in the same day on the same trip. Let me explain. I’d left Virginia Beach after four days of submarine reunion with about a hundred old guys like me. Many had their wives with them, some brought along their kids … More Catfish and Snapper
Playing Fair and Being Kind 