Writing is Therapy
Notes about my family and our happenings.
It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts. ~Attributed to Harry S Truman Learning when you are as old as I am is sometimes a difficult process. I seem to have an opinion about most every subject. And I have discovered over time that my spirit is often adversarial toward my teacher(s). … Read more
Sometimes I feel like I just don’t have enough time to do everything that needs doing. There are so many things I set aside in order to handle the emergencies and the mundane necessities of each day. Some days I feel like it’s time to go to bed minutes after I arise when in fact … Read more
The old saying is once you learn to ride a bike you never forget how. That seems to apply to swimming to. I have a mild handicap in that I wear leg braces of sorts – AFO’s they’re called. Although I kind of grew up in the water and I’ve always been able to swim … Read more
A co-worker of mine told me today that I had signed into a three-ring circus when I married into five more children. He laughed a bit about all of the family antics large families are packaged with. And my wife’s family is large too with brothers and sisters and uncles and aunts. Our conversation didn’t … Read more
A bubble is defined as a protective, often isolating envelope or cover. In 1966 Edward T. Hall explained what a personal bubble is, describing personal space surrounding an individual extending out in various rings from a few inches to more than 25 feet. We each have a personal radar, it seems, that tweaks our comfort … Read more
In 1888 Dr. Gustavus Hinrichs, a physics professor at the University of Iowa, coined the word “Derecho”. Like Tornado the word has a spanish origin – and it means “direct or straight ahead.” The good doctor chose the word to be an analog to the word Tornado. Of course, I know first hand what a … Read more
I’ve learned a lot in the past few years from my step-children. One useful tidbit that I learned from them is there is a place called “Build-a-Bear” where kids of all ages can put together a teddy bear customized to their specific desires. The store chain is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and it has … Read more
The annual graduation season has just ended. I was privileged to attend a couple high school graduations, and witness several kindergarten / grade school graduations. I was struck by the fact that the older I get the more I realize that graduation is not a completion, but just another beginning. And it is another beginning … Read more
When I lived in Southern California the locals had names for the ocean fog that appeared in May and June. They called it “May Gray” and “June Gloom”. Indeed, after a few days of overcast skies and cool breezes I found that my psyche and overall disposition were sometimes affected by the gray. Matters got worse when … Read more
So the question of the day was “do you want that in white porcelain, or stainless steel?” It’s been a hard week. The path has lead to one thing after another. I’m tired, and the whole process is wearing thin. But of one thing I’m certain: my pretty wife likes stainless steel. So stainless steel … Read more