Every year around this time, I’ll catch a moment on the radio or television where reporters will bring “something lighter” than the news they usually report. In that instant, I’m reminded that although the past year however long and on occasions wearisome it may have been, there were bright days that surprised and delighted. So in the spirit of the holidays, I’ll proceed to list a few of them. I found that family mattered to…
December is one of those months when there’s so many things happening that I’d wish they’d split it and make it into two separate months. I’d label them December and December Kicks Your Ass Again. I have too many things to do and not enough of me to do them all. Years prior to this one would have found me in a fairly good mood around this time of the year, even though I would…
To all my Family and Friends, I wish you a safe and gluttonousThanksgiving. For those you who are vegetarians, I wish you only a safe Thanksgiving. To add gluttonous would be considered cruel. I’ll explain. Last year around this time of the year, I heard one of those holiday type stories where they bring up some interesting subject concerning said holiday. This story was in regards to the turkey preparation itself and how vegetarians felt…
I’ve been playing tennis since I started my stint here at my current employment about four and a half years ago. I swore to myself when I left the last job that I was going to take up a hobby. Something in my spare time that required physical and social interaction. Something that did not involve a soldering iron or a computer. I tried golf first. It required too much mental concentration and time to…