Category Archives: Commentary

The are a few family legends, most of them about our family characters. Some of them are about our family characters that are not alive and never had been. I’m speaking of our brown Chevy van. I can’t remember the … Continue reading →

I have a friend that I have known for 67 years. We been close, and we have drifted. In some of the most important parts of our lives we never spoke. We had families that never met, yet now we … Continue reading →

I’ve lost a very dear friend and member of my family. I first met Joanne Townsend sometime in late 1962. I’m not sure how long it took for my brother to introduce her to the family. He had met her … Continue reading →

Well, it’s Christmas Eve’s eve, and we have a refrigerator. And it came it the most unexpected way. Sherry got a call from an unknown number, and wisely ignored it. We were not expecting a call. The second time they … Continue reading →

It was on a whim. Buying a refrigerator on a whim is never a good thing. We went to a “big box” store to buy tile for our bathroom. We entered and found the signage helpful. From several aisles away … Continue reading →

A few years ago I decided that I didn’t know enough about color. I knew the color wheel. I knew the different levels of complimentary, colors and I even had a good idea of color frequencies. Basically I knew the … Continue reading →

According to one Wikipedia article, “the Concord Spirit Poles were a controversial public art project installed in the Bay Area city of Concord, California in 1989, at the direction of artist Gary Rieveschl, at a cost of approximately $100,000. They … Continue reading →

Further thoughts on time. Are thoughts granular? If so, then what is the space called between thoughts? Also, if thoughts are granular, do they have hard edges, or soft, squishy edges that are sticky? Are thoughts in three dimensional clumps? … Continue reading →

“This glass is empty”, yet filled with air. Unless it is in space, when it is filled with… space? The edge of a cloud exists at a distance, but slowly disappears the closer you get. In fact, there is no … Continue reading →

I have previously written about time, well… I wrote about my reaction to a summary of the current ideas of time, set out by physicists. To their credit I agreed with a number of their statements. How can I disagree … Continue reading →