The last two days have careened past me in a blur. Strangely, I have little recollection of how I spent that time, which I find disconcerting. All I know with certainty is that I accomplished nothing. There’s so much in life that completely baffles me. No matter how much I twist my brain around in search of answers, I simply can’t find a reason for some things: why masks and vaccines are political, why some […]
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The Impossible Dream
You have a way of making the mundane interesting, Eleni wrote in response to my latest blog post. Uh, thank you? It’s a generous comment, but I do wish I had more compelling things to explore. Alas. On the subject of generosity: out on my front porch I found a mystery package from a company called “White Mountain.” Inside were two brand-new 500-piece jigsaw puzzles, a surprise from Marianna and Stephen who are forever giving […]
Read moreThe Hands of Way Too Much Time
I’ve been up on my ladder a lot lately (usually with cell phone in pocket, should I wipe out), trying multiple times to fix my new motion-detector floodlight (no luck) and one of my new security cameras (success). I also finally got around to repairing the broken leg on a comfy chair that threatened to topple to the floor anyone foolish enough to sit in it. The old wood was exceptionally hard, and each time […]
Read moreKnife-Happy
Early every morning, on the heels of the previous hours’ nightmares, my first moments of consciousness are heavy with a sense of dread and fear. Partly it’s a hangover from those dreams and partly an anticipation of what unpleasantness the new day may hold. Often I can’t remember details of these nocturnal storylines, but have only an awareness of their generalized anxiety. On awakening today, though, the plot did come back to me: a large […]
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