Saturday, December 13, 2025

In praise of Large Print books: "Seeing is Believing"

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Wichita, 1962. I read Tom Swift and Hardy Boys books in bed with my Boy Scout flashlight. It was after the parents’ call for “lights out” an...
Monday, December 08, 2025

The Affordability Crisis Meets the Bitter Sweet Symphony

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I was a Florida resident for just 18 days before I was rushed to the ER with septicemia. I am the family cook and grocery shopper. I barely ...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Lately I’ve been having dreams, Train Dreams w/update

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For decades, I kept a copy of “Fiskadoro” by Denis Johnson. I liked the idea of the book more than the book itself. It was an early post-ap...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Death by Lightning: To be gone, gone and forgotten

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On the morning after I watched the conclusion of “Death by Lightning" on Netflix. One of the final scenes really got to me. It’s Firs...
Saturday, November 15, 2025

Down by the river with family, friends, and Rockefeller's ghost

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There was no wedding, but one hell of a reception. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. My niece Bryce celebrates her wedding to Zak. They eloped and g...
Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Ann Patchett pulls me into the lives of "The Dutch House"

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Ann Patchett's novel "The Dutch House" was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. First place went to Colson White...
Saturday, November 01, 2025

Halloween 2025: Lobsters roam the neighborhood

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A big lobster walked down our street last night. He/She/It accompanied kids dressed as characters from kiddie shows I don't watch becaus...