Sometimes it’s a case of what will drive you more crazy – not doing the cleaning or not doing the writing. There are times when you can be deeply steeped in your writing. Now, the idea of being deeply steeped is in and of itself a worthwhile goal. It is a rare occurrence for...
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Attic to the stars
We’re going to watch for the Leonid meteor showers. Most people I know have not had a lot of successful meteor shower viewings. For one thing, they’re not always reliable. And these days its hard to find people willing to lie outside in the cold and damp waiting for them. It’s also getting harder to get...
Ears schmeers
It has come to my attention that my cat must breathe through her ears. Watching Molly’s head sink into the window sill, with most of her body up on the fake sheepskin cover, I watched her face go into the wood of the sill. She might as well have had a cork up each little nostril....
All hail and hairy wildlife
Instead of recounting my wrestling an alligator today, this is on my mind and I thought I’d share it. Before things got worse, or worse yet, before we are never heard from again I thought I’d reach out to the world, say my goodbyes to my family and let the world know that despite...
Begin the begin
It’s still spring and still difficult to know it as such. The good thing about today though is that it’s that kind of rainy day not yet raining day, and Sunday to boot, that allows one the luxury to stay inside and enjoy the comfort that these days can bring. I am listening to...
We’ve got your turtle back
Not too many people know that there were giant sea turtles that used to climb the pilings in Fletcher Lake in Bradley Beach. That was a long time ago but it is real. How they found these pilings is anyone’s guess. There was a place called Hogan’s on top of the boardwalk between Ocean...
Nothing
This day came sooner than expected. Either I have nothing or I’m plum tuckered out. Now, if this were you and you were plum tuckered out, what exactly do you think that would look like? I’m imagining a plum, tuckered out, is sort of a prune but it could be something else. It could...
Cheddar and apples
Why are Stayman Winesaps all around in the markets at this time of year? Are they now shipping apples from Chile as well? If they are, at least a well known New York apple from another country still goes well with cheddar cheese. If you can’t tell, I’m completely avoiding the concern over the...
Hasta la via
Until hastas pulse out of the ground the oak and other tree pollen will cover everything. Hastas grow from thought forms. They are not there the night before and the next day they are six inches tall. A lot of plants are like that in spring. Before anything else, spring is an idea. The...
The controlled ding
All my cars have all been old. I never lived with the fear of a ding or little bump or a cart in the supermarket parking lot. I have had other concerns. What happens, for instance, if aliens come to our neighborhood? It seems really certain that aliens in suburbia are nothing but trouble....
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