Time to make it so America has never been perfect. I doubt such a thing is even possible. But that means we shouldn’t try. In my lifetime, some things have gotten better. Other things have gotten much worse. We live in interesting times. I love the technology, that we can…

Never underestimate the power of taking time off Vacations are great. They are an opportunity to rest and reset. And sometimes the function exactly as expected. Honestly, though, I can’t say that I knew exactly what to expect. …

Robots and networking — Don’t get me wrong. I love my robot vacuum. And once in a while, the new features seem to make sense. Like the other day. I was getting ready to send the robot off to vacuum the den and it asked (via the phone): “It’s allergy season. I think it…

As I Really Am I read, many years ago, that as our weight increases we tend to see ourselves as thinner than we really are. When the weight goes down, the opposite is true. We think we are fatter than we look. In my case, I think it’s at least somewhat true. But there’s…

Trying to stay Covid free I got my second Covid booster yesterday. I spent today in bed. It would be nice if the vaccine didn’t hit me so hard, but oh, well. It’s better than the alternative. So far, to my knowledge, I haven’t been exposed to the Covid virus…

Sometimes you just gotta play I bought a pack of adhesive backed rhinestones today. Why? I’ve no idea. Impulse, I guess. I don’t have an overwhelming desire to make everything sparkle. Once in a while, however, something overtakes my better judgement. I bought a $5 toy. …

For some reason, I decided to knit a tiny, little sweater for the roll of toilet paper that hangs out on the back of my toilet. Not apologizing for it. The pattern is adorable and the yarn is scrumptious. It may be silly, but I am going to love it. …

It’s really a thing I figure that I am 98.2% finished with my current big project: a middle-grade sci-fi novel. Three weeks ago, I guess that I was about 97.5% finished. At this rate, I might be done, when? Never? Yup. That’s the problem. I’ve been working at this thing…