Monthly Archives: November 2017

    “OH, HOW I HATE TO GET UP IN THE MORNING”   This song, written by Irving Berlin, about soldiers and revelry, is the perfect description my morning life for as long as my memory allows.   As an … Continue reading →

Jealousy has had a bad rap.  Jealously has existed since the first single cell amoeba rushed to engulf the first food particle while his neighbor cell stared in awe and envy.  Jealousy exists on a grand scale too.  Consider the … Continue reading →

    FOOD, GLORIUS FOOD Or FOOD FOR THOUGHT Or FOOD FIGHT!   Marcel Proust’s “A la Recherche du Temps Perdu” is a story of Proust’s life, recalling his childhood as an allegorical search for truth.   My recollections about … Continue reading →

I’ve been waking up in the morning for well over 70 years now.  I’ve gone through phases,  (let’s call them phases) since I was born. The first phase I totally don’t remember but I heard about it.  I slept a … Continue reading →

I know I have to be getting up. What a drag.  I have to move my right leg which is curled up under my left.  It’s wants to stay put.  These legs don’t like moving at the tender age of … Continue reading →

It’s mid August and the call could come any day. There will be no time to spare; at any moment I can expect Katharine to call “The cucumbers are here.” So I made my to-do list of essentials and checked … Continue reading →

      IMAGINE   In 1922, Einstein was travelling in Europe. During his journey, he learned that he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He awarded a courier with a single hand-written message: “A calm and humble life … Continue reading →

It’s 8:05 as I enter the massive supermarket. It’s a good thing that I have my list.  Let’s see:  apples, salad, milk, and cereal.  Very healthy.  Oh yes, don’t forget cookies to counter the healthy stuff.  Balance is important.   … Continue reading →

The rose’s beauty belies its hardy ability to live through zone 2 winters. The emerging yellow buds fringed in pink open fully to fiery coral. Throughout the summer and into the early fall, the rose bush brightens my garden with … Continue reading →

It’s drizzling this morning and the outlook is sketchy but off I head to “work”.  It’s going to be another wonderful day.  You just wait and see. Retired for nearly fifteen years, but still, every Monday its off to work.  … Continue reading →

The initial determination was pretty much open and shut.  It was a case of murder/suicide.  The investigation was brief. The lead Detective released all the documents.   The evidence showed numerous complaints and a plan to terminate the Fully Automated Intelligent Technology Home, FAITH.  … Continue reading →