“Ice cream was reliable. Young men were not.” Kerry Greenwood, "Murder in the Dark" Which of these things does not belong? Birds singing, daffodils blooming, sandals, snow, frost on the garage roof, salt spray on the car, thick sweaters. Today, if you live in much of the U.S., it would be the sandals. It's literally… Continue reading Comfort food
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The way we were
“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” Marcel Proust, French novelist We once had a neighbor whose father served as a doctor in the Civil War. Yes, the Civil War. She was in her 90's when we met. Her father remarried after his first wife's death, had a daughter… Continue reading The way we were
Defying gravity
"With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come." William Shakespeare You could say the guy was armed to the Bluetooth. He sat at our favorite diner, waiting for his soup -- while texting, reading something on a Kindle and wearing a fitness tracker on each wrist and a Bluetooth in one ear. And, I thought… Continue reading Defying gravity
Making a better place
"I'm starting with the man in the mirror. I'm asking him to change his ways." Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" It is surely stating the obvious, but Michael Jackson sang really well. This re-revelation came to me after using earbuds for the first time. High-quality earbuds, which anyone in America who is not me no doubt already… Continue reading Making a better place
No news, good news
"Let us go to an ordinary street to feel that life is beautiful with all the ordinary things, with cats around, with children playing, with laundries hanged out, with people wandering aimlessly!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish author and playwright Last evening, two of us went to a track meet in a small city in… Continue reading No news, good news
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