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I love Mark Twain. His sardonic humor really strikes my funny bone. He said, “If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.” Modern-day management style sums up this wisdom as: “Eat a live frog every morning, …[MORE] As I scan the news, I’m increasingly amused at the last-minute panic the GOP is experiencing in the face of Beto O’Rourke’s Senate race. They’ve been so smug in their position for so long that it just never occurred to them Beto might put up a serious fight for the office. Suddenly he’s within reach of the …[MORE] Lately it seems that, no matter what the topic, the essential issue is someone trying desperately to control someone else. The struggle between dominance and submission lies at the heart of many conflicts, both personal and political. I think it has always been so, but still as a society we seem to be at some fevered pitch. Parents attempt to control …[MORE] I posted recently some culinary ramblings about experimenting with new recipes when cooking for one. The experiment under discussion turned out to be a great success. Here is the outcome of my efforts. This one is a keeper. Boneless Pork Loin and Peaches 6 to 8 firm fresh peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced Soon after I bought my house, I purchased and installed a flag mount for my front porch. I have a sizeable American flag that I hang on the usual flag-appropriate holidays. And then I bring it in. I have a few neighbors who no doubt consider themselves super patriots. Their flag mounts are high up in the eaves, reachable only with a tall …[MORE] I am not slipping into dementia. I know that it’s early September, and by any reckoning Houston can expect another 7 or 8 weeks of brutal heat. There will be at least one more massive light bill. Hurricanes are still a threat. But all that aside, I can feel winter coming on. It started a couple of weeks ago. A late-day storm caused a …[MORE] My most constant activity in retirement has been reading. From Day One, and for practically every day since, I’ve begun the day with an hour or two of reading. The delight never fades. Sometimes, when I’ve just finished a book and haven’t yet decided on my next one, I’ll take a day or two where I watch TV or read the news …[MORE] There’s one personality flaw I have that causes me a little stress. For reasons I won’t dive into, I have something of an aversion to finishing things. It’s not that I don’t want to finish; it’s that I don’t want to press on to the finish once I lose interest. My problem is with the persistence, not the completion. Since I’ve learned to keep this bad …[MORE] Pets bring me lots of joy. I’ve kept pets most of my life. Since I’ve usually lived alone and worked full time, cats have been my most common pet. They fit well into such a life, being largely self-contained and ambivalent about human interaction. I’ve only had a few dogs over the years. Still, I’ve observed one major …[MORE] I’ve never considered taking one of the DNA analysis tests. I have no idea whatsoever about the makeup of my ancestry; what’s more, I’m content to remain ignorant. I consider it totally irrelevant. I’m not even interested in my own family tree. What little I do know of my lineage fades into the mist around two generations back. There is no old …[MORE] |
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