Monthly Archives: December 2017

      WORSTEST/DIRTIEST   Most would describe my ex-job, orthodontics, as the worst or even the dirtiest (“you have to put your hands in someone’s mouth?”).   Nah, it isn’t the worst. It’s indoors, air-conditioned, surrounded by assistants and … Continue reading →

An iron foundry is well known for being a dirty place to work.  It is in addition a very hot place too.  For a century or more the molds that were the recipients of molten iron were made of sand.  … Continue reading →

Worst Day   On most days teaching sixth graders was very rewarding, however, there were those days . . . I used to tell fellow teachers, “ You gotta love ‘em, because no one else does, not even their parents. … Continue reading →

    I, personally, am not addicted to drugs, but a list of the other addictions I possess is much too long to recount here. Hence, try one of these on for size: 1-SLEEP – do not wake me –ever … Continue reading →

Wheaties:  As a kid growing up, I just had to have Wheaties for breakfast.  Maybe even lunch.  Certainly for “bed lunch” just before 9:00 PM curfew.  How else could I grow up to be strong and healthy and become  a … Continue reading →

        WHAT WE AIN’T GOT   Minimalism is defined as a style characterized by extreme sparseness and simplicity. I read an article that stated that to be a minimalist, one must live with less than 100 things. … Continue reading →

I can get along with very little but I don’t want to.  I like to do things that require the use of things to keep my mind agile and alert.  One set of golf clubs or two?   One car … Continue reading →

When teenage adolescence arrived without much prior notice, I suddenly took notice.  I noticed many things I did not have.  I noticed that I did not have a motor scooter, a red Cushman in fact, that some of my friends … Continue reading →