Monthly Archives: January 2024

JANUARY 14, SUNDAY

LETTING GO Again I have the intense feeling of being two or more places at once. Sunday I went out to brunch in Black Mountain with my son Tom and his wife Kathy. We went to The Blue Ridge Biscuit

JANUARY 14, SUNDAY

LETTING GO Again I have the intense feeling of being two or more places at once. Sunday I went out to brunch in Black Mountain with my son Tom and his wife Kathy. We went to The Blue Ridge Biscuit

JANUARY 13, SATURDAY

CONFESSION I confess. I have always avoided Walmart. I have always thought that Walmart was place was dingy and depressing. The goods are stacked up, the aisles are narrow, the lights are bright but not used to highlight the produce,

JANUARY 13, SATURDAY

CONFESSION I confess. I have always avoided Walmart. I have always thought that Walmart was place was dingy and depressing. The goods are stacked up, the aisles are narrow, the lights are bright but not used to highlight the produce,

JANUARY 12, FRIDAY

INSANITY When my old men’s group met this morning I mentioned that I had taken the very first step to unloading the storage locker that I have rented for at least 20 years for $65 a month. It was $65

JANUARY 12, FRIDAY

INSANITY When my old men’s group met this morning I mentioned that I had taken the very first step to unloading the storage locker that I have rented for at least 20 years for $65 a month. It was $65

JANUARY 11, THURSDAY

BUYING A CAR BATTERY—JOINING A CULT I own two cars, a 2003 Kia Spectra with 70,000 miles which I bought from my brother for $500 and a 2007 Honda CRV which I bought for $2000 right after $1000 Michelin tires

JANUARY 11, THURSDAY

BUYING A CAR BATTERY—JOINING A CULT I own two cars, a 2003 Kia Spectra with 70,000 miles which I bought from my brother for $500 and a 2007 Honda CRV which I bought for $2000 right after $1000 Michelin tires

JANUARY 10, WEDNESDAY

PANDEMIC For a year the pandemic has been over and forgotten. When I was traveling overseas for six months this last year almost no one wore a mask. Beginning in 2020 for two years we were deathly afraid of dying

JANUARY 10, WEDNESDAY

PANDEMIC For a year the pandemic has been over and forgotten. When I was traveling overseas for six months this last year almost no one wore a mask. Beginning in 2020 for two years we were deathly afraid of dying

JANUARY 9, TUESDAY

CULTS, CONSPIRACIES I’m too confused about cults and conspiracies and how they relate to politics and religion. I’ll come back to this someday.

JANUARY 9, TUESDAY

CULTS, CONSPIRACIES I’m too confused about cults and conspiracies and how they relate to politics and religion. I’ll come back to this someday.

JANUARY 8, MONDAY

CULTS? This post is about my own confusion and can hardly be useful to anyone else. But if I am going to write daily posts I have to write about things that are on my mind and this issue has

JANUARY 8, MONDAY

CULTS? This post is about my own confusion and can hardly be useful to anyone else. But if I am going to write daily posts I have to write about things that are on my mind and this issue has

JANUARY 7, SUNDAY

Taylor Swift President Biden is 81. Apparently the 18 to 34 year olds think he is too old to run for President and might vote for a progressive third candidate who has no chance for winning even one state or

JANUARY 7, SUNDAY

Taylor Swift President Biden is 81. Apparently the 18 to 34 year olds think he is too old to run for President and might vote for a progressive third candidate who has no chance for winning even one state or

JANUARY 6, SATURDAY

Still Floating So what does my floating along have to do with Cassidy Hutchinson? My floating along is my life experience and this determines, to some degree, how I vote along with the cultural values of my parents who were

JANUARY 6, SATURDAY

Still Floating So what does my floating along have to do with Cassidy Hutchinson? My floating along is my life experience and this determines, to some degree, how I vote along with the cultural values of my parents who were

JANUARY 5, FRIDAY

Floating This is another partial response to listening to the conversation between Ken Burns and Cassidy Hutchinson. It has to do with my state of mind today and how this might connect with the way that Cassidy Hutchinson and MAGA

JANUARY 5, FRIDAY

Floating This is another partial response to listening to the conversation between Ken Burns and Cassidy Hutchinson. It has to do with my state of mind today and how this might connect with the way that Cassidy Hutchinson and MAGA