December 10, 2025 Photo by Daniil Ustinov on Pexels.com It’s a bit of a rough time. First, I learned of the passing of yet another longtime colleague from the Voice of America, someone I liked and respected. These losses mount with each year and are always hard. Right now, with VOA itself fighting for life… Continue reading My own private solstice
Category: new old age
The kids are all right. So am I.
October 24, 2025 Another birthday is in the books, a great dinner with friends setting me off on my next journey around the sun. I sure needed the lift, because it appears I'm supposed to be sorry for all the trips in my past. According to the young people in this New York Times video… Continue reading The kids are all right. So am I.
A shining, silver life
April 29, 2025 Twenty-five years ago I started my morning by stepping on a snake, but the day was definitely not snakebit. April 29, 2000 was the date of my first and only wedding, which has now led Janet and me to a wondrous silver anniversary. The big event unfolded on the Florida Panhandle, where… Continue reading A shining, silver life
Don’t think about this! Don’t forget it!
January 17, 2025 No elephants were dyed in the making of this photo Ever hear of the ironic process theory? You might know it as the pink elephant effect, which means that the harder you try to ignore a certain thought, the deeper it plants itself in your brain. The tusker rampaging through my cranium… Continue reading Don’t think about this! Don’t forget it!
You can’t gaslight the calendar
January 2, 2025 Photo by Leeloo The First on Pexels.com Since we're plunging into another year, I figure it's a good time to talk about years in general and how we deal with their passage. This notion sprang from an X post congratulating the great Annie Lennox on her Christmas Day birthday, adding, "70 is… Continue reading You can’t gaslight the calendar
Things I no longer need
November 7, 2024 Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com I'm on an eviction binge. Not like the rotten Michael Shannon character in 99 Homes (clip below), who puts people out on the street so he can flip their houses. This movie is streaming on internal territory. Instead of hard-pressed families, the "victims" are parts of… Continue reading Things I no longer need