Almost Apolitical, Everyday Epiphany, Family, Health, humor

A Laughing Matter

Santaโ€™s coming to town soon and whether you believe or donโ€™t believe (I fall somewhere between.) he has a message for all and itโ€™s not what the song touts. โ€œYou better watch out.โ€  Although this advice is sound the word โ€œbetterโ€ flavors the advice with a threat. โ€œYou better not cry.โ€  Crying is cathartic. This… Continue reading A Laughing Matter

Almost Apolitical, Exercise, Health, humor, Outdoors, Travel

Move A Muscle

When Iโ€™m sitting I think, โ€œWhy am I just sitting here?โ€ So I stand. Then I think, โ€œIf Iโ€™m standing I might as well do my stretches.โ€ So I stretch. Then I think, โ€œSince Iโ€™m stretching, I might as well walk.โ€ So I walk. Then I think, โ€œBiking is faster than walking. If I ride… Continue reading Move A Muscle

Almost Apolitical, Everyday Epiphany, Health, humor, Outdoors

Breathing A Word (Actually Breathing Lots of Words)

Turtles breathe out of their butts. After solving Wordle, gauging how unexciting my life was compared to EVERYONE on Facebook, and how many digits the latest Covid variant name included (I think weโ€™re at a bazillion.) the nurse popped in and said that the doctor would be here soon. I know,I know. Adieu is the… Continue reading Breathing A Word (Actually Breathing Lots of Words)

Almost Apolitical, Everyday Epiphany, humor, Outdoors, Politics

Fish Rain

No, this isnโ€™t a tall tale based upon the imaginative CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS by Judi Barret. Itโ€™s a short post about a weather report appearing on TV a few days ago. The MinuteCast graph on the AccuWeather app indicated fair weather, making travel to visit my son and his family an easy… Continue reading Fish Rain

Almost Apolitical, Everyday Epiphany, humor, Politics, Technology

Almost Apolitical: Saying Hello to My Car, Pearl

Pearl, my new Subaru Forester, has big tires to fill.  Two weeks ago, I bid farewell to Suze, my 17-year-old Acura. She had reliably transported me across many state and international borders, politely โ€œrecalculatedโ€ when I drove astray, and protected me when a sedan ran a red light and T-boned her driverโ€™s side. (For a… Continue reading Almost Apolitical: Saying Hello to My Car, Pearl