Generally, I am a creature of habit. I wake up and go to sleep at about the same time every day. Occasionally, that rule will bend this way and that. What helps is that I am retired and am not required to be somewhere at a specific time every day. …

Wardrobe Mishaps — I would like to dedicate this article to Jan Sebastian who has been on a fart kick lately. Jan, I just thought of the pair of shoes I had that would fart on hot days. They were a pair of slide-on canvas sneakers. I used to keep them clean by…

That’s When I Stop Listening. — I had other plans, except I just heard somebody say this to somebody else and my blood pressure shot up. I had a friend, now passed, who used to say, “Don’t should on yourself.” I also caution people who have plans to talk to Folk in Spirit to be wary…

How to Crawl Out of a Funky Place I want to talk about the company you keep. Remember so many years ago when your folks would object for whatever reason to the people you hung around with? In some cases, they were justified and in others, the reasoning was buried…

Let’s See If It Works — It occurred to me that I tend to lose track of time. When I had a job, I would have plans for the day but within half an hour of getting to work, toward the end of my employment anyway, they all got smashed to smithereens and I ended up…

How Cats Decide You Are Family — The difference between cats and dogs is to answer the question who chose who? A dog will cleave to you and instantly becomes part of the family. They are home. Love them. Be with them. Be a part of their lives. Feed them. Train them. Walk with them. Play with…

I Wasn’t on My Best Behavior at the Time Before Covid, we used to periodically get knocks on the door with folks wanting to talk about Jesus. It seemed to me that no matter what I said they felt the need to talk about how he had personally saved them…