"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
Savannah
The Few, The Proud, The Centenarian Marine
I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show any human being let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it for I shall not pass this way again. Stephen Grellet I immediately said yes when Jeanne asked … Continue reading The Few, The Proud, The Centenarian Marine
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My Second Week at Home
“We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction, that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” Franklin D. Roosevelt Social Distancing continues after a week back in the office. Does anyone have a method for breathing through a mask that does not include fogging your glasses? I came … Continue reading My Second Week at Home
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Whamageddon
Author's disclaimer: There is no link or blog trick that will play the song "Last Christmas" by Wham anywhere in this post. I give you my word that, if you are still in the game, you are not taking a risk of being Whammed by reading this post. I swear on my reproduction first edition … Continue reading Whamageddon
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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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The Cat, My Nemesis
We are rivals for the affection and attention of the same woman. That is where our commonality ends. I am not a "cat person." My feline aversion has everything to do with allergy and very little with to do with animosity. I think Misty, the cat, somehow knows this and is using it to her … Continue reading The Cat, My Nemesis
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Fearless
She is fearless. For Christmas this past year She arranged for us to get a glass working lesson for two at the Drayton Glassworks in Savannah. We synched up our schedules and made arrangements for a Saturday afternoon in March to spend a couple of hours learning about the art/trade of glass. Ronald was our … Continue reading Fearless
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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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Looking Forward, 2017
It is once again New Year's Eve. I am ending this year in the same place I began it, along the Herb River in Savannah. It is really the place I want to be because She is here. That is more than enough to make me happy. We all have rituals that go along with … Continue reading Looking Forward, 2017
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When you say nothing at all…
The song When You Say Nothing At All sticks in my head, and it is a frequent companion on my travels between the Tidewater of Virginia and the Georgia Low Country. In fact, I have more than one version of it. One that gets played on the southern journey and one that plays on the … Continue reading When you say nothing at all…
Michael's Monologue 