Dominoes Keep Falling on my Head
I had a blood draw for uric acid yesterday. Now I’m waiting for my primary to tell me if the results reveal anything I...
Category: Timely Aging
One Size Does not Fit All
I’m not thinking about clothes. There are stretch fabrics which, like the skin with which we enter this world, expand as we do. But...
Remembering All over Again
When you’ve read the work of a particular author, and one of his phrases becomes popular, chances are you’ll feel in sync with its...
The Alien Interviews
Aliens have been watching us for a long time, but—to the immense relief of many—in October, 2020, they made their presence known to the...
Reaching in, Reaching out
This morning, while reading this simple sentence: “One civilization arises, flourishes, and falls, and another takes its place.” (Caring, Page 191), I realized that...
Experts and Amateurs
This morning, I decided to trust my own judgement over some ‘expert’ advice I have been following for more than half a year. The...
Another Dawning
This morning, I skimmed through my journal entries since late November last year. I was looking for something that could start me on a...
Making Good Use of Time
There’s a saying that seems to be born out in experience: “If you want something done, give it to a busy person”. The reason...
My Life as a Fable (in 723 words)
In the beginning, I was helpless. Or so I assume, since babies I have observed, including the ones that I helped bring into this...
The Ebb and Flow of Memory
This morning, like a migrating bird landing on a branch and immediately taking off again, a fragment of memory came back. It was from...