An angry man.
October 11, 2025

Heat is Not Just a Number, It’s an Attitude

Lately, the temperature in Florida has topped 100°. I saw on the news that the Northeast is also hitting 100°. It's easy to see why everyone wants to come to Florida. If they can't, they wish for some of our heat. Well, good luck with that. We’ll send you all… Read More
A bone-colored vintage telephone, complete with rotary dial and spiral cord to the handset.
October 04, 2025

This is your Last and Final Warning

As a child, I remember my parents saying to me, "I'm not going to tell you this again." The only problem with that was they did tell me again. And again. And again. It was hard for me to trust my parents along this line. They always gave me warnings, and then… Read More
A white birthday cake with a single candle in the top with raspberries and blueberries on top.
September 26, 2025

One More Candle on Another Cake

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were finishing our supper. If anyone can put together a marvelous supper, it is she. If anybody can eat a marvelous supper, it is me. As we were finishing, she looked over at me and said, "My dear, do you know what… Read More
hourglass
September 20, 2025

And then it’s Monday… Again

I'm not sure if it's just me getting old or something altogether different. Time seems to go by fast. My father used to say, "The older you get the faster time goes." I'm finally beginning to understand what he meant by that. Read More
An elderly couple holding a silly fake nose in front of their face.
September 13, 2025

The Older I Get, the Younger I Feel

I like celebrating anything and everything. After all, who doesn’t like party time? Thinking along this line it occurred to me this month I will be celebrating my birthday. I pondered this for a while and was trying to figure out which birthday I should… Read More
A spare-parts garage in a foreign country.
September 06, 2025

Did My Body Warranty Just Expire?

Just when I recover from the latest ache in my body within a few minutes, I will get a “Boo, I’m back.” I’m not quite sure why these Aches and Pains love my body so much. Why don’t they just get over it and move on to another circus. The problem is, after I’m… Read More