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When I was in elementary school, the school offered free piano lessons to interested students. I thought playing the piano would be cool, so I signed up. We met once a week in a small room on the back wing of the school. There were seven spinets crammed into the limited space, and we sat two to a bench …[MORE] Something unsettling happened to me this morning. Recently, when choosing my next book to read, I selected a non-fiction historical account I had read once before, some 6-8 years ago. A second reading seemed due. I finished it this morning, and that’s when the weirdness began. After turning the last pages, I realized that I had been subconsciously anticipating a part of …[MORE] My yard crew was due yesterday morning just about the time I usually walk the new dog. Since he’s easily spooked and sometimes slips the leash, I decided to avoid any potential catastrophes by foregoing the walk that day. Otherwise, we went through our usual morning routine. Along about 2pm, the dog and I were both sitting around the living …[MORE] It’s an old story: One man defends another against claims of sexual harassment, because the accused is known by him to be a “good person”. The clear message is that since a good person would never do such a thing, this man must be innocent. It never seems to occur to the apologist that a person actually prone to …[MORE] Stacks of spreadsheets weigh down his desk. He has three calculators, five wooden pencils, and three mechanical pencils. He spends his days in meetings, discussing amortization, cost centers, investment schedules, tax accounting and inventory management. His mastery of formulas is legendary. Everyone comes to him for help when their spreadsheets don’t perform properly. He never wears jeans on casual …[MORE] While I grew up right along with the computer age and learned coding before I learned to earn a living, there’s still a lot I don’t understand about modern day cyber-abilities. One of the great things about today’s information age is Google. I must admit I love Google, keep it as my home page, use it daily and rarely do …[MORE] …That it took all day long to get a blog post up today: 10. I had to feed the cat I needed to make a short trip this Sunday morning. I had a choice to either go via the freeway or navigate across the neighborhood. I usually choose the neighborhood for a lower stress factor, especially on the drive home. The return trip requires me to cross the entire breadth of Interstate 10 in about a quarter mile, …[MORE] I’ve reached an impasse with the new dog. He reacts to an open car door with stark terror. I knew this from the first day, of course, when I brought him home from the shelter. Since we had a lot of various traumas and adjustments going on, I let the issue of car rides pend for a while. I planned a …[MORE] The book I’m currently reading is an historical novel set in the Versailles palace of King Louis XIV. There are extensive descriptions of the palace and its trappings, the Sun King himself and all the courtiers who surround him, and the intricacies of their daily lives. While I knew the times to be both extravagant and debauched, I didn’t …[MORE] |
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