Well, I thought it might be nice to say hello (hello!) and to do something that feels normal, even though absolutely nothing feels remotely normal at present. Let's give it a try anyway: Things to do at home... The creative world is so alive right now, sharing how-to videos and free courses and helping everyone … Continue reading A few things: March 2020
A few months ago, when my knee had recovered enough to give me basic mobility, I took a tennis lesson from a pro whose background is sports physiology. He's a bit of a miracle worker when it comes to injury recovery, and I had faith that he could help me get back to my regular … Continue reading A few things: February 2020
The original plan was to write and post and share all of this stuff last weekend, but I was busy writing Charlie Brown's obituary, trying very hard to make it funny because if any dog deserves a funny send-off, it's Charlie Brown. One day you'll get to read that obituary and decide for yourself whether … Continue reading A few things: January 2020
Were your holidays magical? The stuff of Disney and Hallmark movies, only more so? Ah, good on you! I'm tickled. As for us? Well, My sister and her crew gave me the best Christmas present I could ever want and spent the holidays with us, here in our house, all of us together for the … Continue reading A few things: December 2019
My friend called it "November the last," which is how I'll always think of November 30. And now it's today, and the feisty month of December is less than a day away. Today, then, is a good day to pause, if only for a few minutes and take a personal inventory of sorts. Whatever you … Continue reading A few things: November 2019
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, I would come home from (elementary and middle) school and watch TV and eat cereal and sometimes do homework. What I watched varied from year to year, but the line up included the full GenX play list: I Love Lucy, Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Hogan's … Continue reading A few things: October 2019
The purpose here is to give you something else to read, something other than, you know, news... We'll start here: Live A Great Story. Five years ago a guy named Zach, head full of stories from a trip around the world, took a can of red spray paint and wrote/drew/painted/tagged "Live A Great Story" on … Continue reading A few things: September 2019
I had such a funny story to share with you, and I was so pleased with myself to have a funny story to share before sharing the not-funny story that has been on my mind in recent weeks. It was all there, the funny story, in my head, in the morning, while I was making … Continue reading A few things: August 2019
