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Until about ten years ago we always had a live tree, when the boys were little we even went to the farm and cut ours down. When we moved to SoCal I decided to go “fake” mostly because I didn’t … Continue reading →

When I was in college, a very eccentric English lit professor enthusiastically walked into class one day; that day we were to discuss Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold. He asked if anyone in the class considered this their favorite poem. … Continue reading →

Hey all you friends from across the country. You won’t believe what is already happening in California or maybe you will. Gavin Newsom is expected to win the recall election. His opponents are already crying voter fraud. So in other … Continue reading →

The most common reaction I get when I tell people I was watching Shark Week and immediately called my scuba mentor, Ashley, to tell her I needed to get under the water again is “Watching Shark Week made you WANT … Continue reading →

Can it be possible Bullock’s Oriole is more bad ass than a California scrub jay? Before the orioles arrived I put out my new oriole feeder in anticipation. I was dismayed to see scrub jays feeding from it and especially … Continue reading →

Totally lost my grip reading an article in the Sunday paper by a nationally syndicated columnist, Helen Dennis who writes Successful Aging. The article was about how funny birthday cards for old people are ageist and gave examples of cards … Continue reading →

Inspired by a friend’s post about a sailboat race that circumnavigated the world, I went and looked up my old pal Jack, who attempted that feat. He never made it around the world of course (that’s his tale, not mine) … Continue reading →

Ah Morocco! Al was going to go to Morocco while I was going to Bonaire scuba diving. I had no desire to go to Morocco. Everybody is happy. Then we went to China in November of 2019. We were halfway … Continue reading →

After my strong start two days ago I realized it is practically impossible at this point to journal the trips we took, Maybe sometime if I’m ever laid up with some age related affliction I can look at the photos … Continue reading →

How many times have I wanted to write about 2020. Plenty of time on my hands, that’s for sure. We’re in a pandemic! How many people alive can say that they’ve been in a pandemic? The very old who lived … Continue reading →