I was never the most athletic kid on the block. I had some natural ability, particularly in running. I could run a good distance, and throw pretty well. I had little or no interest in athletic activity, however, except for the occasional neighborhood game of sandlot football where I couldn’t do much because I didn’t … Continue reading
When I listened to George Guidall reading Neil Gaiman’s American Gods some things struck me. First of all, what I take as the narrator’s true voice – and Wednesday’s – sounded remarkably like Anthony Hopkins in the Marvel Thor movies (trying not to do a spoiler here, but there’s a link between that role and … Continue reading
When I was in my teens, I wondered about how I could know that the news I was seeing was true. After all, the Soviets (that’s what Russia used to be, “back in the USSR, boys…”) had their own news that they claimed was true, how did I know what REALITY was? One of my … Continue reading
I’ve been told I don’t have a filter, that I just blurt things out without thinking, like an overly articulate Turrets sufferer. This is not quite fair – I do have a filter, which is generally not to talk at all (those of you out there who know me, don’t laugh. Sure, you think it’s … Continue reading
Quarantine. I wonder how many writers nowadays find their stories set in prison, or during some great cataclysm that makes people hole up in their basements? Do you? (If you’re just consuming content instead, try to stay away from networks that have decided now is the time to show plague marathons, or shows like A … Continue reading
There is no perfect answer to how we deal with the Wuhan Coronavirus. You don’t want people to die, but we (in the U.S.) lose tens of thousands to influenza each flu season (this last one was fairly light – around 18,000 deaths; usually we’re looking at 30,000 or so – just for perspective.) You … Continue reading
I was having a conversation with someone from one of the younger generations (that would be just about anyone, wouldn’t it) and we were talking about friends, and what that means these days. There are people you know in the REAL world – people you’ve actually seen in public. Maybe you work with them, or … Continue reading
More tales about Bill “in his yute…” (well, more yute than I have now, at least) It helps to have someone there when you aren’t feeling well and have to go to the doctor or to the hospital – to act as an advocate and also help you organize your thoughts. Throughout our married life … Continue reading
**Drat! I thought I set this post up last night for Monday morning, but instead I set it for Tuesday. Correcting now – sorry it’s late (Guess I AM that old…) Halloween is a big deal to us. A week into October we do up the house with lights on the roof and down the … Continue reading
I’m a pretty level individual. That is different from balanced, as many people who know me will tell you. I don’t generally allow my emotions to run amok, although I will let my thoughts go on flights of fancy and sometimes lose track of reality. Like that time when I was heavily into Dungeons & Dragons … Continue reading
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