Writer, Dabbler In Things
I’ve said again and again that I’ve always had a bad memory. It may even be getting a bit worse in my now middle-age. And I can’t imagine it will improve as I get older. I remember many things from my childhood and teenaged years, a childhood fear here, a fun date night there, the … Read more
Other than a brief dalliance with coffee in high school, I’ve been a tea drinker for the vast bulk of my life. I like the smell of coffee, and I like the taste of it as complementary to the likes of, say, tiramisu. But when it comes to something to have with breakfast or something … Read more
I never got the hang of skateboarding. I had one for some years and tried, for a while, to pick up at least the basics of it — Okay, so I stand here, and I know I push with this other foot-type rudimentary stuff — but it didn’t take. And at least early on with … Read more
Our finally (FINALLY) clearing out my mother’s storage lockers has proven to be a bit contagious and has inspired us to also start clearing away some un-dealt-with boxes and bins in our own house. And there’s plenty. We did a massive scouring of our belongings, but mostly old paperwork and the like, when we had … Read more
“Hey, man.” Hmm? Oh, hey, Central Conceit. “That’s not my name, you know.” Oh. What is it? “Don’t muddy the issue. We’re half way through the month. Ish. And so half way through your first Blaugust. How’s it going?” Okay, I think. I’m still posting daily, and generally don’t have to noodle on topics as … Read more
I’m feeling unusually stressed today. It’s no one thing, it’s a collection of smaller things that happen to have heaped onto this one day. But man, those can add up, can’t they? The unfortunate thing about that particular kind of stress, the nickel and dime kind, is that there’s not one big, sweeping thing that … Read more
A couple of decades back I heard about someone’s suggestion for the “2-minute rule”. I used it for a while and then forgot about it. But given all the stuff we need to do around the house these days, I’m bringing it back. It’s super simple: Any task you’re presented with that will take you … Read more
I read on Mastodon a couple of days back that someone I follow has deleted her longtime files of collected notes and reminders, and has experienced a huge weight off her shoulders as a result. And I immediately knew that I could never do that. Her points are quite sound: The ever-growing list of books … Read more
Like all things we wish would stay around, those that become solid streaks eventually end. So it is with my run of several years of doing something creative every day. In retrospect, I should’ve avoided sitting in one of our newest, most comfy reading chairs that has a tendency to put me to sleep. That … Read more
I like money. I like having it and what it can get for me and I certainly wish I had more of it.It’s true that money can’t buy happiness. But I suspect it’s also true that, as the nearly as old saying goes, it can buy you the boat that will take you there. I … Read more