Sondheim
The news alert came from the New York Times Friday evening. Legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim had died. I immediately thought back to a time in San Antonio, Texas,…
The day before.
It’s the day before Thanksgiving. As much as we would like to think things are returning to normal, they aren’t. I’ve begun to believe they might not ever be. Some…
Two numbers. (Neither of them good)
Two news stories came across my phone within hours of each other. Both of them disturbing and very sad. I will take them in the order they came through. Manatee…
The Great Resignation
I was stunned to read how many people quit their jobs last month. It even has a name. “The Great Resignation.” From the Washington Post, a record 4.4 million people…
“Es Winter.”
I was thinking about that movie “Dolphin Tale” last night. Obviously, because the star of that movie, Winter the Dolphin, died last night at her home the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.…
Back at it.
I took a breather from blogging. Just needed a break. I found out one thing… I missed it. Missed putting thoughts on paper. Well, missed putting thoughts on whatever this…
Hot and crowded
Thomas Friedman wrote a book a few years ago. “Hot, Flat and Crowded.” It’s about global warming and ways to deal with it. It’s a good read. It might be…
And How Was Your Weekend?…
Mass shootings are a part of our everyday lives now.t’s everywhere. Violence is everywhere. Is it a post pandemic surge? I don’t know. I just know we have to find…
“She Gets California”
One of the people I follow on Instagram is the very funny Gary Janetti. He writes: “Bill and Melinda Gates are divorcing. She gets California.”
That Second Shot. Yikes!
I got my second Covid vaccine shot on Monday. “Pfizah,” as Dr. Fauci would say. Let me just say this...it lived up to the hype.