Looking back, 2025 has been a very insightful year for me. I learned a lot about myself and even some things that changed my worldview. I also learned to think more deeply about things ranging from complicated to simple. In other words I have learned to appreciate the essence of life itself. How’s that for a serious accomplishment! Everything has an essence. I have discovered … Continue reading Essence – One Of My Favorite Words
Life On My Own A couple of weeks ago I posted about building my fortress of solitude in my 800 sq ft Retcom apartment. In that post I mentioned LOMO but didn’t explain it much. This post does that explainin. I am finally able to admit that I am now the happiest I have been in at last last ten years and maybe ever. My … Continue reading Celebrating LOMO
I am not one to deny my female side, it exists and I am kinda proud of pronouncing it so. In some ways I think I am more female than male. I hate so much of the manly stuff, such as macho, chest thumping, sports, fighting in all its forms. I am more attuned to empathy, common sense, compassion, peaceful resolutions, and in my mind that rests in my female side. Continue reading Kindred Spirits
I need to start posting on my new topic entitled “About Diversity”. I am currently reading several books on the topic that will take time to complete. Before that comes to fruition, I will post some here about my early experiences. Since diversity comes in many shapes and forms, you never know just what to expect. With that uncertainty, fear undeniably has something to do … Continue reading Fear Of Diversity Is Primarily About The Unknown…
Until my official retirement from the corporate world happened twenty-four years ago, I always imagined that retirement was about just lying back and letting the days happen. But, for me, that is much easier said than done. That is what this post is all about. All my life I have always been a schedule and goal-oriented person. My days had to be filled with purpose. … Continue reading I Am Finally Giving Myself Nothing…
This is part 2 of my wife’s two-and-a-half month ordeal with end-of-life trauma. My wife’s two-week hospital stay was in May, so the pandemic was beginning to ease up. Most businesses in my area had dropped the mask requirement for vaccinated people. We were vaccinated in early March, so most of our paranoid fears were moot by this time. But, it seems the hospital was … Continue reading End Of Life Trauma – Part 2 Pandemic Rules…
This post is about the three pillars of keeping this pandemic in check. I am giving some the benefit of the doubt by saying there are still too many who don’t understand them and why they are necessary.
Continue reading “I Don’t Want To Be Inconvenienced”
Thanks to the New Yorker for this cover. It made me laugh, and we all need as much of those as we can get. Continue reading Everyone Should Wear A Mask
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