Monthly Archives: January 2025

The last few posts reminded me of the end of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Ulysses: Come, my friends, ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose … Continue reading →

Life is about making mistakes and learning and loving and finding your place in the world. Finding your comfort. Finding your peace…. …especially now. —Jess Piper I agree with that. As usual my version is, Stay curious and open to … Continue reading →

For years I have liked Albert Camus’s, In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. But I didn’t know it came from a longer poem: Invincible In the midst of hate, I found there … Continue reading →

to guess that it was warmer out yesterday. Here’s what the Silver Sneakers class looked like: There were a lot more people there than there were Friday: Sure enough, it was already above 40°F by 10:30 in the morning. January … Continue reading →

The weather the past week or so reminded me of these January 2022 paragraphs in the Boston Globe about the weather there. As she walked her dog on Saturday morning, with one plow after another passing her, she struggled to … Continue reading →

The above is a screen shot from yesterday’s Zoom meeting with the group I studied with in Germany 65 years ago. One of the students had stayed in Europe and passed away last year, and her two sons joined yesterday’s … Continue reading →

This was a 2016 picture of the Silver Sneakers class I went to before Covid. I’m in the middle row, the third from the left. These are pictures I took of my TV screen yesterday morning. It’s still Silver Sneakers, … Continue reading →

Don’t be afraid to start over. This time you’re not starting from scratch. You’re starting from experience. —Anonymous Andy doesn’t want to mess with computers and devices (unless the computer is set up for him), which is understandable, because it … Continue reading →

is ready for winter to be over. What about you? (I actually like winter and am willing to wait.) January 23, 2025  

that Kaitln and Torben changed their plans. They had originally hoped to come out for a brief visit this past three-day weekend, but they decided to wait until next month. They missed an exceptionally cold and gloomy time up on … Continue reading →