Supposedly there are millions of Podcasts today. it seems like the most popular ons focus on politics, murders, and pop culture. Blech. I prefer listening to Podcasts vs. the radio because I like long form discussions and I like being able to fast forward past commercials. I also like to listen when I’m on my…
Thinking Of You
I think about myself all of the time (which probably surprises no one who reads this blog.) What might surprise others is how often I think of them. I think about people from my past. I think about friends from my elementary school days 45 years ago. I think about middle school classmates and high school…
Ho Hum
Many years ago, I read that reality TV producers created false “scripted” drama because otherwise they would be filming people’s boring lives 24×7 and nobody would be interested in watching. I’ve thought about that a lot over the past decade. Most of my life would bore other people (as readers of this blog can attest)….
Must Be Nice
When people ask me “What do you do?”, I tell them, “Nothing. I’m retired.” Many people express surprise because I’m younger than traditional retirees. If they ask for details, I’ll tell them I used to be in tech sales and sales management, I saved a lot and I live quite frugally. Sometimes people ask what I’m…
Everything Plus The Kitchen Sink
I love plumbing – it’s a combination of magic, logic and physics. From the way a toilet flushes, to how water always drains to the lowest point to the many ways pipes can be joined – it is fascinating and wondrous. My latest plumbing escapade involved my kitchen sink.
Ripple Effects
The person swimming in the lane beside me impacts me more than politics. And that’s on a national, state and local level. I have plenty of opinions on the actions, policies and antics of the President, Congress and Supreme Court. The same goes for my state government and my local government agencies. Occasionally, something they…
Eliminating My Way To Clarity
I’ve been on an elimination run for a while. Everything is under consideration for being pared back: food, media consumption, reading, conversations, thinking, activities, friendships, relationships, dating, and more. As a result, my mind is clearer. I feel more centered and confident in my decisions and my place in the world. For example, yesterday, I…
If I Win The Lottery
Sometimes I find myself saying: I’m not interested in having a girlfriend – but if an attractive woman with the right personality and characteristics aggressively pursued me, I’d be open to dating her. I’m retired and not interested in returning to work – but if someone I know and respect offers me the perfect position, I’d…
What If I Like It?
At my local Publix Grocery Store when I lived in Florida, I would go to the specialty cheese area to search for our family favorites – Jarlsburg (a mild, but addictive swiss), Boars Head Smoked Gouda (smokily delicious) and Landana 1000 Day Aged Gouda (absolutely orgasmic). Sometimes the cheese I wanted was hidden among stacks…
Tapped Out
One of my neighbors is elderly, widowed and has multiple serious health problems. She is declining toward death and may be unable to live independently for much longer. I know this because we occasionally chat at the community mailbox or when she runs into me when I am walking the dogs. She tells me about…