That New Car Smell
I’m not a fan I hear there are people who love that new car smell so much they buy air freshener that mimics it. I’m not a fan. Nevertheless, back in the time before, I was planning to buy a new car....
View ArticleBe Better
Better than what? I would like to be better. But it’s not that easy. An old friend often responds to my snarky Twitter posts with that very tag; #Be Better. I suppose he means to be kinder, but he is a...
View ArticleThe Work of Cooking
Love it or hate it No matter your approach to it there is a constancy to the work of cooking. Even the simplest tasks require some degree of preparation, assembly, and cleanup. If you hate it the work...
View ArticleI Don’t Believe in Bad Luck
I don’t believe in bad luck Though I don’t believe in bad luck or good luck for that matter, I’m starting to feel like a character in a Lemony Snickett story. Lately, it seems as if the world is...
View ArticleThe End of My Summer Vacation
Summer isn’t quite over When I was a kid the first day back at school meant a ‘how I spent my summer vacation’ essay. I doubt that any of those essays delved into either the physical changes and...
View ArticleThe Woman in the Straw Hat
A fleeting glimpse As I pass the restaurant, from the corner of my eye I catch sight of a woman in a straw hat. When I turn my head and see her hat, glasses, and mask, she seems both alien and...
View ArticleThe Homesick Blues
Homesick for no one Though it’s beautiful here, as the leaves turn color and I drive by apple trees laden with fruit, I am singing the homesick blues. I haven’t felt this kind of homesickness since I...
View ArticleA Little Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving 2020 style Like most of you (I hope) this year I’ll be having a little Thanksgiving. And by little I mean dinner for two; my brother and me. In my entire life, this will be the second...
View ArticleCan I Open My Eyes Yet?
When can I open my eyes? I’m not a fan of scary movies, or gory ones, or really any kind of violence so I’m the friend sitting next to you at the movies (remember going to the movies?) with my hands...
View ArticleBirthday Cake
Birthday Season It’s birthday season at my house, but there will not be any birthday cake this year. As it will, time has continued its forward march and my daughter turned 21 this week but she is far...
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