Sickopate

Sickopate

Halloween is heading our way and in spite of the COVID issues, the kids love this holiday. Ghostbusters does the trick for children of all ages and I now know all the lines from the movie. Yesterday was “decorate the haunted Halloween cookie house day” as...
Sunrise

Sunrise

Hank is a constant source of amazement for me – today he informed me that his friend is voting for Trump and he told him he is voting for Biden because Trump is a bad person.  I asked how he knew that Fearless was not a good role model and he responded by...
The Future

The Future

I have enjoyed the opportunity to support our six year old first grade grandson in his on line education.  Two days a week he is actually in school and three days he is remote and virtual. His mom works from home, but many phone calls and meetings make it better for...
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...