"What would you like for your birthday?" I didn't really have much interest in this particular birthday. It's a milestone, the year that you are bombarded with Medicare supplement ads and other unwelcome reminders of achieving "Senior Status". The last time I was excited about being a senior was 1981. We won't go there. The … Continue reading A Bird Brain Birthday
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My First Week of Social Distancing is in the Books
I am confident that you will agree with me when I say this is all very odd. COVID-19 has altered our reality and our sense of community. Spring is arriving on time in Virginia, but nothing is as it has been in the past. Last week I posted a list of the things that I … Continue reading My First Week of Social Distancing is in the Books
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2019 was a Challenge, I am looking Forward to 2020
I was looking at my blog this morning, thinking it was time to dust off my brain and get back to writing. 2019 was a challenging year, personally and professionally. I had to confront, head-on, some old demons, deal with a minor medical issue and adjust to a promotion at work for which I did … Continue reading 2019 was a Challenge, I am looking Forward to 2020
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I am getting back to work here
I have not posted on the blog since last summer. In the interim I have been working on my other blog. If you know about that blog, you know about it. If you don't, let's just say I do not want to cross contaminate between the two blogs. This is the lighter of the blogs, … Continue reading I am getting back to work here
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Flopping
I purchased my current mattress after the break up of my marriage. It was not supposed to be my forever mattress, only my transition mattress. After eight years and even more lumpy spots, it had to go! After weeks of procrastination, I went shopping. The first few stores were not doing it for me. In … Continue reading Flopping
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Gotham Writers Workshop Assignment
I recently completed a creative writing course through the Gotham Writers Workshop. The following short post is the updated draft of the third week's assignment for Individuality. It is a rant piece on something I hate. Sand I hate sand. I have always hated sand. When I was a child, my mother would take my … Continue reading Gotham Writers Workshop Assignment
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A man with an umbrella is king in a downpour
May in the low country of South Carolina is subject to rapid changes in weather. On this particular Saturday, I was attending the morning Commencement Ceremonies at the College of Charleston. With scattered heavy showers in the morning, the event was moved inside to protect student, faculty, family, and friends from the potential of severe … Continue reading A man with an umbrella is king in a downpour
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The Battle Standard of Treason
It now stands on the west side of the Chesapeake Expressway just before the toll plaza heading south towards the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It will be seen by countless thousands of vacationers driving to the beach for their summer vacation along the Atlantic Coast. A vast majority of those vehicles will have license plates from northern … Continue reading The Battle Standard of Treason
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How you delayed my flight…
You don't know you did it because you were in a rush to get to your connection at Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. This was not a delay caused by the airline or by the weather, it was caused by the inconsideration of a fellow passenger. Let me explain. On 22 December 2016, I … Continue reading How you delayed my flight…
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Time to stop the tantrums
Full disclosure: I am a white male, mid 50's, with an education. I am just the sort of person you don't want to listen to if you are one of the people wearing a safety-pin and protesting the election. If you don't want to read this, please go find some kitten videos on You Tube, … Continue reading Time to stop the tantrums
Michael's Monologue 