Sometimes, you just have to say no. Maybe you’ve been feeling it “in your gut” for a few days, or even a few weeks, when there’s something you’re scheduled to do but something doesn’t seem right. I was going through one of these feelings big time on Monday, about a...

These days, I have quite a collection of major and minor material items that make it possible to live and work the way I do. The major ones- -kitchen appliances, computers, and the like- -can be expensive to replace when the time comes, and the minor ones can add up,...

This month I’ve been up to my ears in volunteer work. I’ve performed in an historic cemetery tour, served as state convention delegate for a non-profit scholarship organization, participated in several rehearsals and script writing sessions for a July 4th performance...

At approximately 4:30 P today it will be one week since I placed the glucose monitor on the inside of my extremely nervous left thigh.   That, in itself, was a stressful experience (or, as I learned decades ago in stress management training “interesting and...

This week is about problem solving: the ongoing quest for solutions and the achievement of, at least, partial solutions. I’m talking about repairs and maintenance in the house, in the yard, and in my body.   The first order of business was solving the mystery of...

As spring progresses toward summer, and alternating days of rain and shine are the forecast, naturally town has become Mow Town.   Like the music from that record label I like so much?   Not exactly, 9, but those would definitely be good tunes to play...