Sad Song

Sad Song

A very good friend of many of us has been valiantly battling pancreatic cancer the past two years. In remission for a long while, the inescapable villain has returned and it seems the battle will soon be over. I struggle with the emotion of sadness, naively believing...
Funicular

Funicular

I enjoy reading murder mysteries and psychological thrillers. I consume multiple books each month on my Kindle and consider the service a bargain as I always fall asleep with a book open on my chest. As I have gotten older, there are opportunities to read during the...
7 Squared

7 Squared

I have always had a fascination with numbers.  I tend to favor multiples of my birthday or anniversary. I remember important phone or other numbers based on numerical combinations or patterns. So you can imagine how much I am looking forward to celebrating my 49th...
9-11

9-11

Time magazine features a black border on the cover of the current issue. The cover displays one number – 200,000. A conservative number of lives in this country lost to COVID-19. There is no doubt that Fearless Leader knew how serious this virus was or that he...
Jaw Dropping

Jaw Dropping

I intended to avoid politics this week. CNN posted a great video in their daily 5 things news update of a festival in Aomori Japan. Nebulas are paper floats created for the annual festival. The float is 30 feet wide and 15 feet tall and consists of colored paper on a...