March 6, 2023
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…
February 24, 2023
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…
February 13, 2023
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…
January 2, 2023
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…
November 7, 2022
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…
October 3, 2022
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…
September 14, 2022
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…
July 29, 2022
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…
June 26, 2022
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…
June 15, 2022
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…
