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Feb.04.2013
I received an email from my dead cousin on Friday last. I was startled. I was taken aback. I was suspicious. A mix of emotions within the few seconds before I clicked it open.
My British cousin, Alison, died two years ago. Exactly to this day - Monday - if you go by the day of the week. She...
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Jan.01.2013
Photo: Sydney, Australia, celebrating New Year's Day in 2007, from "New Year's Day" page on Wikipedia.
Really simple blog entry this time: Happy New Year to all my readers, and to anyone who happens to stumble in. Here's to better health, better happiness, better times.
And...
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Dec.13.2012
After I fell back asleep, I awoke with an epiphany about a work problem. I identified a common root cause in two problems and while I slept, I wrote an email about them in my head. Waking up, I reviewed the thoughts and email, surprised and pleased by my conclusions.
I'd already...
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Dec.12.2012
A new HuffPost piece by me, about the end of the letter as a vital literary genre, and its replacement by...well, something else.
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Nov.25.2012
Commander Nick Crews (retired) has three adult children. They've been complaining to him over the years about their work problems. All three are divorced. After a while, Nick Crews snapped and fired off an email to his children about what a disappointement they've become. ...
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Oct.08.2012
Photo: Old glove from keymancollectibles.com. The one I bought looks much like this one. This one is in better shape, but mine's older. Yeah, yeah, condition is everything, I know.
Sorry I've been gone for the past many days. I was really ill, and my PC is under plastic...
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Oct.04.2012
I've been thinking about the differences about the sorts of writing that I do.
Really, you reply. You've been thinking? How unusual. You never think. And now you're going to post about it? Wow, are you on drugs?
To which I answer, smart ass.
Anyway, I've been thinking. I tend to post several...
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Sep.07.2012
Keep those emails coming! Right?
I've neglected my personal email account for the last 45 days. I hit it but more often than not, I've been scanning it each day to see what interests me or require my attention. Other things were more important. I like how Gmail sorts it to important and...
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Aug.20.2012
Before you read this. I realize I posted a blog post a few days ago but, I was under the influence of cold medicine and wasn't really happy with it. I hope you like this one.
You’re going to just die from jealousy when I tell you this. I got a tweet from...
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Aug.07.2012
Remember the telephone game? One end began a whispering campaign. Each person in sequence would turn and whisper what they thought they heard to the next person in line. At the end, the last person would tell what they heard and that would be compared to the original whisper. Hilarity ensued...
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