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  • Happy Groundhog’s Day!

    February 2 may well be my favorite day of the year. The groundhog definitely saw a shadow at my place. Whether he’s right or wrong, the possibility of an early spring lifts my spirits. I celebrate every year by planting something. Usually, I plant cool-season seeds and seedlings outside. I hadn’t planned to grow any…

    February 2, 2025
  • Planning for Planting

    The 2025 garden season is here. Hope springs eternal. Visions of beautiful flowers and bountiful harvests dance through my head. This year will be the best yet! More often than not, each new season is better than the last–especially with plants that come back every year. Experience makes a difference too. Lessons learned in previous…

    January 8, 2025
  • Movie Time

    Movie Time

    Finally made it to the theater to see Wicked–first movie I’ve gone to see since Les Mis came out in 2012. Loved it. Seeing a movie alone is not an issue–or wasn’t before my vision deteriorated. Wicked’s long playtime (more than 2 1/2 hours) and a mid-afternoon first showing forced my hand. I don’t drive…

    December 27, 2024
  • Lowering the Bar

    Jogging is about the only real exercise I get. Walks around the block with Tootsie don’t count for much and she’s not up for more. I haven’t set foot in a gym for a few years. Retiring enabled me to kick up my jogging regimen. Issues with my feet held me back until I discovered…

    December 16, 2024
  • Grateful

    ‘Tis the season for gratitude. I try to keep an attitude of gratitude all year. Focusing on the positive makes my life more enjoyable and a bit easier. I’ve done a lot of really stupid things. Sometimes, I didn’t know any better. Sometimes, I did, but didn’t care. Bad decisions mostly made my life more…

    December 11, 2024
  • Amazon Blues

    The phone I ordered from Amazon for delivery 11/21 still hasn’t arrived. Although “Next Day Delivery” was my only selection criteria, the expected arrival date immediately changed to 11/25. On the 25th, it changed to the 29th. On the 29th, it changed to 12/5. On the 29th, I ordered the same phone from Walmart and…

    December 4, 2024
  • New Phone Blues

    Some people lineup to be among the first to own the newest smartphone. Not me. I wait as long as possible to replace mine. Technology usually forces the change. My phone slows down or lacks the oomph for updated apps. When I’m frustrated enough, I contact my service provider for a new phone. I’ve dropped…

    November 24, 2024
  • The Y2K Phenomenon

    I remember predictions about disaster striking at midnight, January 1 2000. Computers weren’t setup for years later than 1999. The world as we knew it would end at the stroke of midnight. Oops! False alarm. Everything went on as usual. Lots of people got all worked up about a disaster that never happened. When I…

    November 14, 2024
  • Tootsie Time

    My little dog is more than a little spoiled. Daily playtime is mandatory. She came along after I retired and is used to having me at her beck and call. As far as she’s concerned, it’s always playtime. Like it or not, I play with her a lot. She makes it as easy as she…

    November 11, 2024
  • ‘Tis the Season

    I love college football. Well, not ALL college football. I’m partial to the SEC–especially Georgia and Kentucky. My interest in football started in grade school. A neighbor played in a recreation league. His parents showed up at every game with a carload of neighborhood kids to cheer him on. And cheer I did. My attention…

    November 1, 2024
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