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 an opportunity for a do-over?Continue reading “More bumps in the night- Now and Then”
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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 with a colorful piece of fabric covering whatever is inside. There are only a couple ofContinue 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 good job of keeping the local mosquito population under control. During a hard freeze inContinue 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, maybe it would be better to make that change while the reason is there fresh in your mind. If you wait until an arbitrary date to start, even if it is a special date,Continue 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”
Re-established Interests- Amateur radio
Saturday, June 6, 2020 Somewhere back in time, shortly after meeting my wife Judy, I told her that I had always wanted to be an amateur radio operator. This was in part due to one present from “Santa” when I was a kid, a cheap pair of walkie-talkies that worked fine if the two usersContinue reading “Re-established Interests- Amateur radio”
Surprise ! (or not)- Now
I am not sure how the hat fits into my growing suspicion that there is a surprise party planned for my next birthday. Maybe it is just a classic use of misdirection on her part. Or maybe it is a poltergeist. Maybe I am just crazy. And it could be a combination of the three.Continue reading “Surprise ! (or not)- Now”
Birthdays- Now
Most people who know me, even my friends, have no idea what day my birthday is. It is not like I have not told them before. They just have other things on their minds when I tell them. Or other things on their minds on the day. To be fair, I rarely do much, if anything, forContinue reading “Birthdays- Now”
11/22/63- Now and Then
11/22/1963 I can’t believe we are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. Well, maybe I believe that much. I just find it difficult to believe that I am old enough to remember this date. As a class, we had all gathered with everyone else in front of our school’sContinue reading “11/22/63- Now and Then”
Memory is the Key 