I just need to get these posted. I may or may not have something to add in the future. The last time I made the New York -> Vermont -> New Hampshire -> Massachusetts -> Connecticut -> New York run wait... gotta clarify that: Period of isolation, length determined by... Read more →

This would make a great post in the primary feed, except it wouldn't get read. It would get scanned and then the monkey poo sling-fest would be right back up to full tilt. I might bite someone. Biting has not proven helpful, ever. Dammit. Prelude Summer of 1995, a woman... Read more →

I suppose we all do it to some extent, but that doesn't lessen the personal impact of having done it twice. The Mildred Pierce story is more a reflection on the pitfalls of raising an entitled child than a story about being stuck in a narcissistic relationship; although, it is... Read more →

I know them all. The man on the right sits firmly in the category called 'always'. He was always there. He was there before me and I got there plenty early. I was six in 1970. Second from the left was almost 'always'. The rest are relative new comers; they... Read more →

I have no idea how this photo ended up in my photo app on the Mac. Not on my phone, in the cloud. Maybe I downloaded it, but that doesn't put it in the app unless it came off my phone and why is this even relevant? For reference, that's... Read more →

What did he say? Jack, I mean, yesterday or the day before. Something about Churchill. Nope. The Churchill thing was about walking through hell and this is something else entirely. Fear just is - like gravity. Walk right through it. Last week, Adam asked what it was going to take... Read more →