Monday, June 15, 2020 I have joined the Weather Underground. Not the militant radical one found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground, but this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground_(weather_service), an internet-based weather service that uses weather information from volunteer weather station operators. Although both originated at the University of Michigan, that is where the similarity starts and ends. Since I was aContinue reading “On joining the Weather Underground (www.Wunderground.com)”
Category Archives: Now
Cats will be cats- Now
Returning home from my workday, I readied myself to work through my list of things to do before it was time to start dinner. I glanced outside and saw something in the backyard I could not quite identify. Maybe one of the cats had gotten into something. It always was easiest to blame the cats.Continue reading “Cats will be cats- Now”
To Old Friends and New Friends- Now
This is about friends. As I have gotten older, and maybe because of some things that happen from time to time in my life, I get into moods where I ponder the imponderables I might be better off forgetting. No, maybe that last bit is not true. I would never want to forget anything, especiallyContinue reading “To Old Friends and New Friends- Now”
Nobody ever said this would be easy. . . Now
(About the picture- Even if it is an accurate representation of how my mind still feels cluttered at times, even writing on a laptop, I would never have so much distracting me from my coffee.) There are times when writing is easy. An idea just pops into my head. I start writing, and before IContinue reading “Nobody ever said this would be easy. . . Now”
More bumps in the night- Now and Then
The night creeps in, again. Why is that anyway? During the day, I am fine. Life is as it is, and I go with the flow. Then the sun goes down. And I start to doubt everything again. Have I done all I should do? If not, will I get a do-over? Will I thenContinue reading “More bumps in the night- Now and Then”
She was playing real good, for free- Now
The harpist sits at her table outside. She is there playing and smiling at people as they come inside to get coffee. There is nothing set out yet for donations, although a basket sits on the table near her, covered with a colorful piece of fabric. There are only a couple of people sitting thereContinue reading “She was playing real good, for free- Now”
What are those bumps in the night . . . – Now and then
Everything is magnified at night. Noises that at any other time would go unnoticed turn into threats in the middle of the night. What was that noise just now? It has to be nothing. I run through my internal data bank of known sounds, trying to categorize what we have in here that would makeContinue reading “What are those bumps in the night . . . – Now and then”
Goodbye old friends, revisited- Now
I walk out towards the end of our back yard, past our small pond, which, until the last hard freeze, still was home to a few wild guppies. These are also known as mosquito fish, and they do a surprisingly effective job of controlling the local mosquito population. During a hard freeze in December, theContinue reading “Goodbye old friends, revisited- Now”
Twenty-Thirteen? Be gone!- Now
I am not one to make resolutions at the New Year. I figure, if a change is worth making at all, it might be better to make it while the reason is still fresh in your mind. If you wait until an arbitrary date to start, even if it is a special date, why botherContinue reading “Twenty-Thirteen? Be gone!- Now”
On writing now vs. then- Now and Then
I remember from my school days, both high school and college, all of the time starting writing assignments, having to face that empty page. That empty page has so much promise; if I can only find the right words to fulfill that potential. Usually, back then, I failed miserably. I would try. And I wouldContinue reading “On writing now vs. then- Now and Then”
Memory is the Key 