Away From The Things Of Man

I happen to have a Santa union suit, and though I don't have a long, full, curly white beard, nor do I have white hair (yet!), and my ...

A few years ago, I discovered a hidden world I knew nothing about:  Reaction videos on YouTube.  It was quite a realization, and I find myse...

It is amazing how successfully depression and a well-timed pandemic can combine to push away, to at least arm's length, all of my closes...

Every once in a while, I get a hankering to write a post here.  I usually don't get very far.  Writing is harder as I've gotten olde...

Grief is a complicated thing.  Everything may be going well in your life, maybe even joyfully, and then a reminder of a time of loss occurs ...

Despite rising numbers of those infected by the variants of COVID, travel was recently at the highest point since before the pandemic began....

I guess that's long enough.  I've been away a long time, and I'm finding this "home" hasn't changed a bit. My offi...

 I apologize for the lack of content for the past several months, during the length of the Pandemic of 2020. There were other priorities, bu...

One of my most popular and most-read posts on this blog refers to a bucket list trip that I've wanted to take since I was a teenager:  a...

We're one week into our self-imposed quarantine during this world-wide outbreak of the COVID-19, or Coronavirus.  It's being calle...

Corona-cation, Day 4:  We’re beginning to get stir crazy.  We began self-quarantining after last Friday, and have not left our home since t...

My daughter started driving in November, a week after her 16 th birthday.   This is a huge milestone in her (and my) life.   I know how ...

There is something to be said for getting away from it all, and to satisfy my wanderlust, I needed a getaway.   Travel is good for the soul,...

A few months ago, my daughter and I were getting ready to attend a Christmas party at my in-law’s church.   It’s an annual tradition, and ...

Have I been away long enough? It was bothering me that the ol' blog had sat idle for so long, and I wanted to get back to writing regu...