Monthly Archives: May 2020

This is one way to handle criticism. Click on the picture for the video. May 31, 2020

I seldom go out of the apartment, not because I couldn’t go for a walk but because I haven’t felt the need to. My main reaction to the stay-at-home orders is gratitude. For several years I was isolated, bored out … Continue reading →

I read a quote the other day, One bout of anger will diminish the efficiency of your immune system for six hours, but one good laugh will increase diminish the efficiency of your immune system for twenty-four hours. Yeah, sure. … Continue reading →

I love voting, preferably in person because I usually vote early and there are no lines, just friendly people checking me in. This year our primary is June 2 and they mailed out applications for absentee ballots to anyone who … Continue reading →

This email ad this morning put a smile on my face: The email had links to relevant art supplies. Hurray for online art stores, hurray for mark making! I say mark making because I have little artistic talent, but I … Continue reading →

Driving up to the land yesterday Andy saw a big bear on the side of the road. He stopped and looked at it, and the bear looked back. He wasn’t afraid and didn’t move. When Andy was driving home the … Continue reading →

The secret of happiness is to ask yourself every day:   (1) What’s good about my life?   (2) What needs to be done?   (3) How can I get this done and enjoy the process?   All right, so, What’s good about … Continue reading →

When he was 99 years old Captain Tom Moore decided to walk 100 25-meter (82-feet) laps in his garden before his 100th birthday to raise money for the National Health Service. The NHS had given him excellent care for his … Continue reading →

I’ve been really happy the past couple of months, completely content to stay in except for trips to the laundry building and to the grocery store every four days. There has been a disruption. I started having a sensitive tooth … Continue reading →

Andy bought some seeds and soil innoculant online recently. We had no problem getting the things he ordered, but then we received a bill for $0.50 in the mail. The company attached an addressed envelope, but no stamp. Strange. Why … Continue reading →