August 17, 2026 Photo by Pexels.com. Out of the blue, my elderly Aunt Ro once asked a friend, "Would you speak at my funeral?" The woman was so gobsmacked that all she could say was, "Are you planning anything soon?" Thankfully, Ro lived a full, happy life for many more years before leaving us when… Continue reading Nothing is certain but death and…hors d’oeuvres?
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Gazing through the gloom
December 10, 2022 It seems it's been this way forever, foggy mornings and soggy days in various hues of grey, with only fleeting patches of blue. Since we're still on the darkening side of the winter solstice, the cloud cover accelerates the early dimming of light. The mercury is unseasonably high even for the South… Continue reading Gazing through the gloom
Falling
November 7, 2022 I woke up early, my sleep unhinged by daylight saving time, and found that for the third time in barely two months, I had lost a friend. All were about my age, two were taken by cancer, and each was a very special soul who made the world a brighter place. The… Continue reading Falling
Six feet under and ten feet from the porch
As folks of my age and shelf life get a bit older, a lot of us are probably trying to get various worldly ducks in a row and straighten out things like wills. In any such discussion, there’s the delicate matter of what to do with the actual remains, ye olde corpus of delicti, and… Continue reading Six feet under and ten feet from the porch