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I believe there is some kind of psychological disorder where something one says in the course of normal conversation captures their own attention and sets them on an entirely new line of thought. The speaker continues the monologue seamlessly, while the listener endures an endless oration on countless subjects. It is, as if one keeps […]
Two weeks ago, I went for the first of my two daily walks. I have adopted this ritual in part to support my self-deluding belief that I am doing everything possible to stay in shape. It is also a good time to think, to listen to audible books, music, or to chat with my wife, […]
I turned in early and read by flashlight last Thursday night. A storm earlier that afternoon had caused a power outage that randomly impacted scores of homes around Lafayette Square. By morning, power had been restored and I went about the business of rebooting electronics, resetting clocks, and reprogramming smart plugs to ensure lights would […]
This morning my wife shouted out something, indiscernible but urgent-sounding, from somewhere upstairs. I knew it was some sort of call for my assistance where I was in the kitchen downstairs enjoying my first cup of coffee. I lumbered up the back staircase to the second floor to find her in the bedroom staring at […]
Author’s Note This paper is not finished. I’m not sure it will ever be finished. I confess, it is something of a jumble but I have tried to understand the invisible yet powerful forces of creation and destruction in my own life. I am still working it out and hope to modify this paper to […]
A little over six years ago, my wife, Lynda and I moved from San Diego to Durham, NC because she had been offered a wonderful new position at Duke. It was a real honor for her and, of course, I was thrilled. I had left my job in the corporate world and was now running […]
Before the emails from my Subaru dealer, dentist, mortgage broker, optometrist, a former financial planner and other unknowns all wishing me a happy birthday, I had been thinking about life and mortality this very morning, the start of my 70th year of life in this heartbreaking time of Covid 19. A scene replayed itself in […]
I have recently finished my newest book entitled, Nathaniel’s Got the Blues. Nathaniel’s an aging rat who first appeared as an adventurous and curious young rat in A Yorkie’s Tale, my first book. Much older, he now wakes every morning to chronicle again his ailments and complaints of which there are many. He is especially […]
If you read my first My Covid 19 Life post a few days ago, you will remember I mentioned a Chinese woman I used to tutor in English through a website called I Talki. Her name is Yang, she lives on a very modest income and has been attending school on and off in order […]