Category Archives: personal

Meet the Newest Addition to Our Bird Family

Destiny (aka Daisy) Remember that Jupiter/Uranus conjunction in Taurus, last Saturday? Here’s the result: a new baby bird (12 weeks old) to add to the mix of our menagerie. We now have a “3-Body Problem” The other two are bonded … Continue reading

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Tomorrow: 10th Anniversary of Writing on WordPress

This post is number 4,000!

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They Say the Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree

Chants with his father, Trouper. It was their first meeting in 17 months. According to Susan, Chants was speechless. I can believe that.

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She was the Prototype of the Women I Married

Yesterday, I got the urge to look up a woman who was a friend to a gawky youth in the early 1960’s. She would have been only four years my senior, but in those days she was a grownup, while … Continue reading

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Some Reminders for Others, If Their Lives are Impacted

Bipolar Disorder (aka Manic Depression) I am not an expert, but I have rubbed shoulders with the problem over the years, because my eldest daughter suffers from it. In truth, no one can help her unless and until she wants … Continue reading

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Detente on a Cabinet Shelf

@ 1:27 pm yesterday

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Don’t Laugh: This is a Message from the Universe

Psyche

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This was Our Solar Eclipse Selfie, Yesterday

Taken at precisely 3:19 pm local time. (Image courtesy of Susan Miller.)

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It Was Too Cloudy, Today

This is all we saw of the solar eclipse (@ 90%) about 20 minutes before totality in our region. I guess I’m not supposed to see one without cloud cover. Oh, well.

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My Personal Take on Next Monday’s Celestial Event

Solar Eclipse (April 8, 2024) It’s easy to look at public figures and see what effect the solar eclipse will have on them. It’s quite another thing to look at myself. Everyone will be affected, but how will it affect … Continue reading

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