random brain droppings

Object Permanence

I lost my pocket watch yesterday. We attended the “No Kings” protest in nearby Westerville, Ohio. After reading all the dire warnings prior to the event, I left my entire “EDC” kit at home: No pocket knife, no iPhone, no Apple Watch, no AirTag on my keyring, no pistol. And, it turned out, no…
Butt-Cheeks

Do you remember, long ago, when you were young and in love? Raging lust, perhaps? On a peaceful morning, at the first light of dawn, you would awaken gently, feel your sweetheart beautiful lover next you. One lazy hand would reach for them, gently, quietly, not to wake, but simple fondle gently. Your hand…
Tell me a Story. Tell her a Story.

I could tell some stories; some best in ASL:Tree-Left, Bend right. Snap Up …Tree-Right, Quick Bend Left. Slow up. Still.Still. Full body movement. Images in the Air. Best in ASL. Stories improbable, impossible, unlikely, untrue. Untellable. “She watched her dogs rollicking in the Mesa weeds seeking rabbits. then Boom, like a double barrel shotgun off…
A Greek Tragedy: How to Save Blue Bloods.

CBS wants to cancel Blue Bloods (8.8 million average viewers) but they are keeping S.W.A.T. (6.6 million). Why?! Production costs, obviously. Blue Bloods is way too expensive because they have added too many characters over the years. Actor payroll – after the strike – is astronomical. (Shemar Moore is such an awful actor, I…
Less than 2%

I attempted today to write a brief blog post about Cancer. My cancer: Stage 4, Malignant Melanoma. My Journey from finding that lesion behind my ear in the summer of 2017 to discovering now, in 2023, more than 6 years later, my status is “No Detectable Disease”, learning that the clinical trial that brought me…
The Corner

“Situational Awareness” is today’s lesson. … It’s the first thing they teach in women’s self-protection classes: Situational Awareness. Be aware of where you are, what is around you, at all times. … There is a corner near me, that I love. It is a 270º fixed-radius loop from the southbound boulevard to the eastbound freeway.…
On the Right Side now.

No, this is not about politics. I am writing about my dogs: Lili’koi and Peppa’Joy. I’ve had those dogs in my life longer than I’ve had an iPhone. Really. I left Hawaii at the end of 2006 with a Blackberry I had acquired for my job as a TRS manager. TRS, Telecommunications…
I passed my test, today.

I had walked about two miles. After a winter’s lock down, it was a lovely day. False spring, because I know Winter is not done with us. I was tired and in pain. It’s a ‘good’ pain, a side effect of the cancer immunotherapy that has kept me alive well past the 10:1 odds period,…
Step Two.

Domain names. What a mess. It should be simple; it used to be simple. I bought a domain name from Apple and a WordPress account from Apple. After several weeks, I have surrendered: the one will not point to the other. And, oh, that is a long frustrating, technical conversation that I shall not share.…