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January 13, 2021

A Strange Conversation; A Strange Occurrence; A Paraphrased Thank You Note; Some News of Trump From The New Yorker; Mendacity and Ogle Defined; A Picture of Home Made Cookies

This conversation actually took place. Care Giver and myself were returning from some excursion, pulled into my parking space and got out of the car. A handsome young man, a resident of the complex was…

January 6, 2020

A Quote from Pinterest; Chicken Soup for the Soul: Havoc Defined; A Picture of Content with a Large Chest; Thoughts on Meltdown versus Temper Tantrum

To be thoroughly honest I have no idea how Pinterest works, although its headquarters is in San Francisco, where I live. When I get home I may have to go and visit and find out….

January 5, 2020

Temporarily Touching Upon Trashy Trump; New Frontiers in Digital Dating; A Discourse with Friends About Changing Plans; Emus Instead of Turkeys.

The Atlantic Daily dealt with the supreme fiasco caused by Trump and his minions or in other words, those men who can best be described as trashy. Flunkeys, lackeys, hangers-on, followers, servants, hirelings, vassals, stooges,…

April 4, 2018

My Blog Has Been Hacked and I am Devastated; Wire Transfer Did Not Go Through So I am OverDrawn: and Other Tales of Woe But Such Support; a Sweet Email and a Wonderful Little Boy; A Video of Dismay 

God damn but what a dreadful day. I went to my Canadian bank and a wire transfer of mighty bucks had not been received and I am overdrawn. I did the transfer on March 22,…

March 2, 2018

David Brooks Reports That Enlightenment Man has Blinkers; A Walk to the Library That Ended in a Fire Alarm and Then Nachos

The blog of February 28, 2018 relied heavily upon the wisdom of David Brooks but there was more to be found on the Internet. In another article Brooks asked students at the University of Chicago…

February 9, 2018

Winning An Old Battle; Jealousy; Scenes from the Doctor Appointment; A Joke; a New Nickname for a Special Guy and a Comedy Poster

I did have a life before London so technically the blog should read London and Beyond and Before, but it doesn’t. I battled for the retention of Defined Benefit Retirement Plans – the kind that…

February 15, 2017

Thoughts Upon Achieving One Thousand One Hundred And Twenty Hits In One Day On Your Blog Site Which Is Just In Its Infancy And Simultaneously Have A Final Book Draft Due And Decide Wisely Not To Submit 

Marcus, a new and very dear friend, and I had a conversation the day before yesterday. It concerned the fragility of friendship, particularly the friendship between two women. Actually Oscar Wilde said it best. “Anyone…

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