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Trypophobia
I'm hiding the images in this post behind the "More" link because they can cause serious problems for some people. Really....
sursumcorda, 6 January 2021 |
Books Read in 2020
It's time for my annual compilation of books read during the past year. Total books: 86 Fiction: 58 Non-fiction: 28 Month...
Vitamin D and COVID
I admit to being a big fan of Vitamin D and the role it plays in our health—especially when it comes from natural sources, such as...
Whatever Happened to the Culture of Saving?
As a young child, I received an allowance of 25 cents a week. (A quarter was worth a lot more 'way back then.) From that I was expected...
Mister Rogers for Adults
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was pretty much the only children's television program seen in our house when our children were...
Black America Needs Fathers (and So Does Everyone Else)
We're nearing the end of the year, and I've been (very pleasantly) inundated with more important ways to use my time than writing blogs...
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel by George Orwell (1949) A friend of mine recently observed, " I re-read 1984...
Christmas 2020
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! And by that I mean all twelve days. :)
Who Is a Writer?
This is not my own, but the person I learned it from can't remember where she first found it. And it's not a direct quotation,...
Welcome to Florida -- Please Leave Your New York Culture...
This morning I read part of an article called " Is Florida the New Wall Street? " That link should take you to the same part, though to...
Let the Rain Do the Talking
Found on Facebook and enjoyed.
Mister Rogers' Music
Feeling the time pressure here, so you you get a quick post today. I no longer remember how I happened upon this video , but the...
What Hath Facebook Wrought?
I'm certain Facebook had no idea what it was doing when it banned my 9/11 memorial post . Suddenly I started looking into others...
"We Must Cancel Thanksgiving," Says CDC Scientist
(Modified from something found on Facebook.) Happy 2020 Thanksgiving to all!
The Golden Age of Flight
My father was an engineer with the General Electric Company. He worked in several places, including Erie, Pennsylvania and Lynn,...
The Year of the Jackpot
Robert Heinlein wrote that the Year of the Jackpot was 1952. It's a pity he died in 1988, because he would have loved 2020. In one of...
Do We Ever Really Leave Our Childhoods Behind?
I've been having fun cleaning out computer files, and came upon some old photos that may me wonder just how much our personalities are...
Saint Margaret of Scotland
Well, would you look at that: the feast day of my 28th great-grandmother (and Porter's 26th) is November 16. Monday. She's Saint...
Facebook: The Challenge, Part 4 -- Miscellaneous
I've covered my three main uses of Facebook: relationships , writing platform , and news source . But there are...
So In Love
So In Love by Ashley Locheed and Chris Rottmayer (Timucua Arts Foundation 2020) At this time in our country,...
What Just Happened? - A Guest Post by Wyatt
So, what just happened? As I’m writing, the election is still too close to call. There are still votes to count that could swing...
Election 2020 - The Day After
[This is not the "Last Battle" series post I said would be next , but it seems appropriate. I'm still working on the other.]...
Living in the Shadow of the Last Battle
In August of 2018, my friend Eric Schultz posted an article that struck me to the heart, and I’ve been meaning ever since to write...
Doomscrolling
Repeated emphasis on the importance of staying informed can easily trick you into thinking that endlessly consuming bad news on...
Lead Yourself First
Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude by Raymond M. Kethledge and Michael S. Erwin (Bloomsbury 2017)...