We took a walk, I saw a tumbleweed, and the rest is history. Best of all, learned a song, Tumbling Tumbleweeds, that is way out of my wheelhouse. Please enjoy responsibly, and … Continue reading ON TUMBLING ALONG WITH THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS
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ON SOCIAL DISTANCING BLUES
This isn’t really about how to deal with the blues you will feel from time to time during your social distancing. Just seemed like a good title for my first … Continue reading ON SOCIAL DISTANCING BLUES
ON SELF-TEXTING
I admit it, I text myself. Nothing too personal. Okay it’s all personal, but nothing like “you are special. You will succeed in your endeavors. People like you.” That self-talk … Continue reading ON SELF-TEXTING
ON U.S. CUSTOMS (NO, NOT THAT KIND)
Author’s note: I’ve always wanted to write about working at US Customs, but there’s so much stuff that this is now Part I of a two part miniseries on my … Continue reading ON U.S. CUSTOMS (NO, NOT THAT KIND)
ON JUMPING THE SHARK: HAPPY DAYS VS. THE FLINTSTONES
The term “jumped the shark” was invented by a guy named Sean Connolly, a student at the University of Michigan, in a conversation with his roommate, Jon Hein, who is … Continue reading ON JUMPING THE SHARK: HAPPY DAYS VS. THE FLINTSTONES
ON MALIBU’S “PRIVATE” BEACHES: NATURE’S BOUNTY, NO CHARGE
Some of you will be happy to know this post is duck-free. There is one bird, and at the end, a frog playing a violin. As most of Facebook and … Continue reading ON MALIBU’S “PRIVATE” BEACHES: NATURE’S BOUNTY, NO CHARGE
ON DOMESTICATED HOUSE PETS VS. WILD WATERFOWL: A COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY AND STUPID COMPARISON
I have written about ducks numerous times in the past year. At one point, I grew quite attached to a few of them, especially a couple of ducklings, until they went and … Continue reading ON DOMESTICATED HOUSE PETS VS. WILD WATERFOWL: A COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY AND STUPID COMPARISON
ON THE WAR OF THE WOR(L)DS AND BEING GRACIOUS
Today is the 81st anniversary of the (in)famous War of the Worlds live radio broadcast by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater troupe, which means the controversial radio episode that … Continue reading ON THE WAR OF THE WOR(L)DS AND BEING GRACIOUS