On Saturday January 9, 2021, WordPress informed me that it was my anniversary here on the platform.
Continue reading “11 years (and some change)”Category: flotsam
Of a Saturday
In which I wake up confused about what day it is — momentarily convinced it’s a Tuesday. Which is better than the other way around, I guess.
Continue reading “Of a Saturday”Inauspicious beginning
It’s biological urgency that penetrates my sleep, but I roll over to look at the clock. Squinting without my glasses I can make out that it’s … Seven-thirty something.
Continue reading “Inauspicious beginning”Into the void
If I can’t find something, and I am the only one here, and I haven’t gone anywhere – it stands to reason it’s still here in the house, right?
Continue reading “Into the void”Virtual reunions
My friends from the Asia cruise on the Sapphire Princess had talked about getting together again. We hadn’t even parted when reunions were discussed, and shortly after we got home, we batted around a few possible cruise destinations to meet up again.
But… well, I don’t have to say it. We all know. COVID-19 happened. Continue reading “Virtual reunions”
After the coup attempt
A note from real life. As many of you know, usually, I write ahead and I post on a delay, so the post I planned for today was out of joint with events here in the USA.
Continue reading “After the coup attempt”Solo mission NW: Wait, Bigfoot?
I’m making my way north again, inland this time, headed toward Crater Lake up in Oregon.
Continue reading “Solo mission NW: Wait, Bigfoot?”Mission happy
If I’d had regular access to a pool, or a rowing machine, probably that’s how I’d have done the English Channel virtual challenge.
Continue reading “Mission happy”Groggy
What happens if a person who usually falls asleep before 10pm and is up between 6-6:30 am stays up until after midnight because of the New Year and related firework hoopla?
Continue reading “Groggy”A good start
My friend S is a professor and a nurse. She’s also a volunteer.
Continue reading “A good start”