These days we hear about deaths everyday. For example, there’s a daily ticker scrolling on our television newscable shows of how many have died from covid. We seemingly cannot escape the concept of death. Maybe that is partly why people appear so jumpy these days. I know, I […]
Alex Trebek was one of a kind in terms of his Jeopardy game-hosting skills. He is irreplaceable. However, the next host need not be like Alex Trebek. They can make the game their own. We can be ready and like a new host accepting them for what they […]
A bottle of water in the supermarket is worth about $0.50. The same bottle in a bar costs $2. In a good restaurant or hotel it can be worth up to $3. At an airport or on the plane, you may be charged $5. The bottle and the […]
When I first started blogging, for a few years I would do a wacky news column on Fridays. Then, little by little I stopped writing about wacky, weird bits. The world turned topsy-turvy and weird news was no longer weird. Wackiness was sort of built into everyday life. […]
My son started school last week. And, while everyone was posting photographs onto Facebook of their kids with a sign noting the school grade they were entering, I chose to not do so. I’ve done it before. Honestly, I thought about it for a second and then moved […]
The first step of the day is to be grateful for yet another day. Look at the sun. Make coffee with zest. Tune down the negative noise. Turn up the positivity. Find a good song to walk down the street to. Share a song with my son. Listen […]
Lights shine brightly on our dear city Twin towers were my neighbors I passed the dust day in and day out Rubble upon rubble Until it wasn’t New foundations Names etched forever more But the dna lingers The loss still profound Innocence lost See something, say something Always […]
Some fat cats in zoot suits Throwing darts with sharp tongues Twisting words in the wind Truth leaves a bitter taste Lies soothe their jagged cheeks They dance to a different beat Faking reality rolling a ball of dust They are shady catty liars Save your breathe Ready, […]
To hope for hope. Is that a bad thing? Hope is eternal, or so they say. People often encourage others to not lose hope. However, hope can turn to despondency when hope is a time thief. You wait and wait. Then there’s no relief. Yet, giving up on […]
There are moments where I have a little chuckle when someone says that tomorrow they will get something done. We’ve been waiting weeks but tomorrow will be the day. Delay tactics we’ve all experienced them. There are times, however, when tomorrow is not so much a delay tactic. […]
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