On Transmigration

Unintentionally, of course.  You see, I didn’t mean to, but I spoke   wrote before I knew I had this particular, weighty (ahem!) probl...

Every year at this time (usually earlier, hospital got in the way) I read The Lord of the Rings, again. I have done so since 1971 when th...

Having taken a painkiller with the evening meds after supper last night, I brushed my teeth and settled into bed. Started a new e-book on...

This weekend marks 2 weeks out of hospital, and my, how the time does fly!!! And today I am antsy. No personal post on Friday. Most...

For the first time in recent memory I actually slept in until 11 am today.  Unheard-of for me. Had made a couple of lists of possible thi...

My thoughts are scattered and cloudy. Didn't sleep all night. Read, but never tired.  Feel anxious this morning, like something is wa...

Yes, yes.  To answer seemingly burning questions in comments: The present header is an homage to the Anne McCaffrey  Dragonriders of Pern b...

With the storms raging outside, I’ve had the opportunity to sit and study the new gifted deck. Aside from the pounding rain all has bee...

Homes facing the ocean seen from the boardwalk. It’s been a first rate kind of day.  Not having to be anywhere near anything even remot...

Just when I thought it was safe to take a short walk around town, there was an attempted robbery - yes, here in town - and the summer re...

It is very strange - a world without Archie - but the way he's going out is totally in character.  With dignity, courage, and class....

I’ve read - or re-read - every one of the dragons of Pern books written by Anne McCaffrey. Also one or two co-written by Anne and son Todd....

Just another sleepless night around these parts. I did fall asleep around 8 last night but was wide awake again by midnight. I stayed in th...

It was foggy with a light drizzle. The drive to the Cancer Center was a challenge, but I made it; grateful the tea with ginger stayed d...

Not doing well - again - and have spent  the last 2 days in bed either asleep, reading, or fighting off nausea. The body has rebelled aga...

Oh My!  The new Tarot deck arrived today. And it is magnificent! A nicely packaged kit and a deck I am anxious to learn - without benefit o...

It's just about lunch time and I am already bone tired. Since my wake-up  times seem to be getting earlier and earlier, and I have gre...

1. Describe your favorite place to cozy-up with a good book. Bed, propped up with a few pillows with a tall glass of water on the nig...

I'm sure I mentioned a fascinating book I read last month: "Theodore Roosevelt and the Assassin; Madness, Vengeance, and the Cam...

Who knew a single well-directed, terse email would garner such results?   The telephone rang 5 times throughout the day Tuesday.   Firs...