When I was first informed that I would no longer have a DAY JOB, I was at a loss. With very few breaks, I’ve spent decades going into work and counting on my EARNINGS to pay the bills. That was a big part of the pattern of my life. I started to try to find … Continue reading
My memory has never been good. Well, maybe that’s not the right description. I could remember things fine, given enough time. When I was in grade school and junior high, we still had these things called film strips in classes. During some lessons, the teacher would bring in a film projector, darken the room and … Continue reading
This post is late. I usually write each piece a day or two before posting. I started this one on Friday, but then I totally lost track of the days. That’s right – essentially, three days went by without me realizing it. I could attribute it to living in this Covid-changed world, where the normal … Continue reading
Technology moves forward at an ever increasing pace, and it’s harder and harder for each generation to keep up. I had older relatives who grew up without dishwashers, and when they had their own, they rarely used it (except as a drying rack for what they hand-washed.) The challenges people have to go through trying … Continue reading
The expression “The Wolves Will Come” was supposed to be a negative and represent a danger; colonists are on the run from their enemies, and they are forced to leave their home and their elderly behind. I wanted the elder to be abandoned by necessity, but proudly, not as a victim. It wasn’t until I … Continue reading
I give a lot of thought to dementia and Alzheimer’s. It could be due to hearing of prominent people (Ronald Regan, Terry Pratchett) who have wound up with it, as well as relatives. Then again, it’s more likely on my mind because my own memory always seems to be in continuous decline. I wondered about … Continue reading
In “Bugging Out” I was exploring a couple of disturbing observations about impermanence – the way that buildings seem to instantly appear (yes, I know they were probably being built for weeks and I just wasn’t paying attention) and also how common objects that I know I just saw a moment ago simply vanish (where … Continue reading
How do you know what day it is? Sure, you can look at your watch, or on your computer (in that TINY little text in the corner of the screen) or phone and see date and day-of-week information, but I don’t mean how do you find out. I mean how do you KNOW? The day-of-the-week … Continue reading
There’s a fellow blogger in Canada whose blog I follow at The Alchemist’s Studio. He makes raku pottery, and often his pictures are accompanied by a modernized telling of a story from mythology that ties into the raku piece. You should check it out. The reason I bring him up is because he also posts … Continue reading
There was a time in my life when I had dreams. No, that isn’t quite the right way to put it. I have dreams now. I wake with them teasing my awareness, like those people you see out of the corner of your eye, who are gone by the time you turn your head and … Continue reading
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