Hello, posterity. I’ve been mute for a bit, since an injury to my right ankle early this week made typing impossible.  Not to say that I type with my feet or anything, but my computer was one floor away and only reachable by stairs … which my ankle, you see, made impossible to reach. I have been living almost exclusively on the sofa, keeping my heavily wrapped ankle elevated and my heavily elevated brain drugged.  I have been reading quite a bit, when able to focus, and watching television, when unable to focus.  I have found that Coupling, if one turns on the commentary, is a marvelously soothing thing to have on in the background, since neither the writer, director, or any of the actors actually say anything of any importance or – … Read entire article »

So Dian and I are shopping at Sam’s (I like to buy my chicken breasts there and we both love the bolle their bakery turns out), when a chirpy young lady walked up to us and handed me a flyer. “We’re having a health fair next week,” she explained, grinning, “and there’ll be free cholesterol testing and prostate exams!” “Well, isn’t that nic … what?” I replied, doing a mental double take.  ”Free cholesterol testing and … what?” “Prostate exams!” she repeated, bouncing on her toes. “What?  Right here in the store?” I asked, astonished. “Yup!  Results while you wait and all for free!” she bubbled. I stared at Dian, who was frowning and trying to work this out, and then turned back to the girl.  ”Where in the store will they be doing the prostate exams?” I … Read entire article »

I walked into the barber shop with a pony tail. I walked  back out a half hour later as close to bald as I’ve been in years! So weird.  I haven’t have a haircut like this since I retired from the military.  The wind feels so strange on my scalp …   … Read entire article »