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Getting sick last week totally messed up my rhythm and drive. I’d chosen my title two weeks ago when I was feeling enthusiastic and energized and looking forward to my gazillion personal commitments. I was inspired by this advice from…

One of our cats, Danny, is a real piece of work. I expect that he always will be wild and difficult. Danny is cute as can be, with a chubby kittenish face, strangely long legs, and a stubby, crooked tail.…

I was at the optometrist’s office the other day, having a routine exam. I asked the doctor about my “floaters,” the little specks and smidgens that float around in my vision a lot of the time. I think most of…

We are all here on Earth to help others; what on Earth the others are here for, I don’t know. - W. H. Auden Most people enjoy feeling helpful. It’s just immensely satisfying to think that we’ve been supportive, exercised…

I came across a couple of cartoons this week, from Asher Perlman, who cracks me up. There’s some deep wisdom contained beneath the gags, I think. I especially like them because we’ve declared this Sunday “Animal Sunday.” Sometime around now…

Travis and I just returned from an 8-night cruise down the Pacific coast, from Vancouver to Los Angeles. It was spectacular — the weather was perfect, the seas were calm, the ship was beautiful and appointed with every luxurious convenience,…

Every now and then I think you might like to hear something from me nice and easy. But there’s just one thing, you see — I never, ever do anything nice and easy. I always do it nice and rough.…

Recently, I read a review of an exhibition currently on at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The show is called, “Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color.” It places pieces from their extensive collection of ancient Greek and Roman…

Earlier this week, Travis and I were grumbling about something annoying, and he said, “If we can put a man on the Moon, why can’t we _________?” The phrase struck me as one I’ve been hearing my entire life and…

We just watched a beautiful documentary series on HBO, The Last Movie Stars, about the life, careers, and marriage of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.  I don’t know exactly why we were drawn to it.  It’s not like I'm some…