Personal News
Why can’t otherwise smart people get it right regarding marriage?
I have been married for just over 41 years. My wonderful wife, Shirley, and I have had our shares of squabbles and ups and downs, but in truth I can say neither of us has even thought about divorcing, ending our relationship, “loving” or getting involved with someone else, etc. (I sometimes marvel that she’s [...]
Do you buy office supplies? Do you ever buy them online? How does that work for you?
Funny what a person thinks about sitting in the midst of a rainstorm looking at a computer screen. In my case, the old mind turned toward office supplies — what I need, what I buy, and where/how I buy ‘em.
So naturally, I wondered — what office supplies do you buy and where do you buy [...]
The freelance gigs were running out so I had to take a ‘day job’
I titled this website “Just a Guy Who Reads the Papers” because I wanted to emphasize that I’m no one really talented or special, just a guy who reads the papers, watches the newscasts, and tries to figure life out as he goes along. Just like you good readers.
And just like most of you reading [...]
Obama appears to be side-stepping Clinton, tackling McCain
Remember that often-quoted line from the baseball-diamond-in-a-corn-field-movie? “If you build it they will come,” or something like that I think.
That appears to be Barak Obama’s latest campaign tactic: If I ignore Hillary’s continuing campaign and take shots directly at John McCain, people will get over Hillary and support me. At least it looked that way [...]
Speaking of old homes and repairs — don’t even get me started on ceiling fans and ants
Forgive me for doing so much personal moaning and groaning here. This has been the sort of week already that’s just about driven me up the wall — up the living room wall, across the ceiling, into the kitchen, and down the wall alongside the kitchen faucets, perhaps, landing somewhere near the old cat’s ant-infested [...]
Little joy living in a 100-year-old house — especially when we’ve been here 28 of those years
Ah, the joys of having a small income and an old house. Well, not REALLY all that joyful. Our house was built in 1907. We bought it as a “fixer-upper” in 1980. Boy, that was not such a clever move for a guy (me) who has trouble just replacing washers in the bathroom faucets. (In [...]
Easter Sunday — musings on a special day and what it meant to me and my family
I’m not trying to get preachy or sermonize here, but this is a special day for my family, Easter Sunday, and this particular Easter has been very “up and down” for me.
On the upside, church was really encouraging for me this morning. We’ve never been among people who get up before sunrise to attend special [...]
Personal rant: Clock radio technology has passed me by
Okay, that’s it: I’m going to sound like a truly grumpy old curmudgeon here — I should not have to spend most of a day of my life driving from store to store in a metro area of 200,000+ people just to find an affordable clock radio with a built-in CD player.
When you can go [...]
When the storms of life hit — you’d better learn to duck
Wow. In the city where I live, I feel lucky right now. We had something like 15 hours of severe weather entertain, amuse, and amaze us overnight Monday. It wasn’t pretty, and it was certainly more amazing than amusing. The bad news is that many people suffered serious property loss and damage from tornadoes and [...]
Wow, what happened? Another year slipped by so quickly — Happy New Year!
No getting around it, time goes by faster when you get older. I’ve heard about some psychological studies that have been done on our perceptions of time and the passage of time. It makes sense, what I’ve read — the older you get, the quicker time seems to pass because a month, for example, represents [...]
