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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

It’s been said that life is change. I’m one of those people who prefer to see changes coming from way, way down the track. No, indeed; I like my planning time. I’m not a fan of change that shows up… Continue Reading…

Sometimes we might need to give ourselves a subliminal push for things to fall into place. People might think an author has full control over the story they’re writing, but anyone who’s experienced writer’s block knows better. The past few… Continue Reading…

Humans have communicated with each other through symbolic representations since developing the intelligence to first construct symbols, and to then communicate the meanings of those symbols to the tribe. Since human intelligence developed, there have been writers of symbols and… Continue Reading…