Category Archives: Commentary

Life with Leonard

So, I get up this morning, make tea, eat a hard boiled egg, let Tyson out, and then he barks as the garbage pickup comes. I let him in and he continues to bark, then the Ring doorbell chimes. I … Continue reading

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Cork

I almost bought a new violin today, and it really sounded good! I am not parting with my old one though, which also sounds good, and I’m happy knowing that it would sound even better in more skillful hands. Years … Continue reading

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I’ve Been Thinking

Oh no, this could be bad! I’ve been thinking about decisions. I wonder how many decisions that I make in a week, in a month? It would seem that most are mundane, barely even noticed as a decision. Others are … Continue reading

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Brother Ed

Brother Ed Where to start? I have two brothers, the eldest, Bob, is about 17 years older, so he wasn’t around daily. He was alwanys in the military when I was young, so visits were infrequent. But I was the … Continue reading

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Murder Most Foul

So, I’ve played with AI visually. I’ve now found an app that will write poetry based upon a title that is typed in the box. I choose the simple “Murder Most Foul”. I tried it 3 or 4 times, different … Continue reading

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A Political Plan

I’m a politician and I want to do something. I want to have as much support as I can get, in order to handle any negative issues about my actions. I can’t ask for blind support, as this will stiffen … Continue reading

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A Bright Light

I saw a notice in our neighborhood blog about a noise, and a bright light at 12:00 am. The neighbor wanted to know if anyone else had seen it. Dozens of people responded that they had, and suggested that it … Continue reading

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The Vandal

Genseric “the Lame”, king of the Vandals. He was my 42nd great grandfather, he ruled over the Germanic tribe of the Vandals for over fifty years, from approximately 425 to January 25, 477. He was born in Pannonia, which is … Continue reading

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My Father

He was born Jan. 7, 1909. He died on April 27, 1998 of respiratory failure due to a cerbravascular accident, and had asbestos related lung disease. Today he would have been 114 years old. My father had no official birth … Continue reading

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6/20/03

We crossed waves upon waves, as seen from the air, and time passed, compressing the experience to a dozen uncomfortable hours, instead of months of sea and sun. Land down under our intention, Playing music our desire. Steam and sulfur … Continue reading

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