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Time Changes Everything

So, wow, do I feel cranky. There’s this crazy thing some places do where people are forced to switch times on the clocks: Spring forward, Fall back. These are places where the official timekeepers decided long ago that it was… Continue Reading…

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It’s Alive!

The preorder for The Traveler, Book 3, went live on Amazon.com today! After working on a book for so long it’s sort of surreal to see it leave the nest (aka my computer) and literally (get it?) take on a life of… Continue Reading…

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Murder-ous Evolution

Just when you thought it was safe to stop thinking about crows, I’m back with more thoughts on crows. (It’s also blindingly obvious I have a predilection for McDonald’s, but that’s a tangential subject I won’t go into here.) On… Continue Reading…

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Can’t Touch That

As I write this posting it’s Friday the 13th, which many people superstitiously consider to be an unlucky day. I, however, am bulletproof against bad luck, since I had pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day. There are people who… Continue Reading…

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*𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓-𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚

People who live in coastal areas are most likely familiar with seagulls. They’re brash, can be aggressive, and are considered to be relatively intelligent when it comes to scavenging food. I live inland, a couple of hours away from the… Continue Reading…

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Home is where?

I’ve been thinking about adaptability lately. On the mundane end: car doesn’t start, take the bus; out of butter for the mac and cheese, add more milk. It’s all good. At the extreme end it’s adapt or die, in which… Continue Reading…

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Good Night

Not that we in the PNW are anxious for fall, let alone winter, but let’s just say it won’t take us long to get ready for the next seasonal change. Up here that means the days get super short, super… Continue Reading…

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Catching Up

Here we are, looking back at summer and ahead to everything else coming up. I knew summer was over two or three weeks ago, though; my young grandson told his mother and me that we needed to start planning his… Continue Reading…

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To All You Grasshoppers Out There

To All You Grasshoppers Out There I don’t know if the story of the ant and the grasshopper have translated to the Digital Age or not. If not, here’s a synopsis: The ant is a planner and a staunch survivalist.… Continue Reading…

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The Reflecting Pool is Looking Back

Retirement looms ever more closely. My retirement savings are captured in what I’ve come to understand over the years is an alternate reality of wishful thinking and, let’s be frank, guesswork. Not to mention suspected witchcraft. The current stock market… Continue Reading…