Category SLICE O’ LIFE BITS
The ‘Wordles to Live By’ Bit
Fifteen words. My favorite way lately to start a morning (most often, a weekend-y one) is to ease into the day by settling down on the couch with a mug of coffee to play fifteen Wordle-type games! Along with much of the globe, I was introduced about a year ago to the NY Times daily […]
The Bit Where a Light Goes Out…
Happy New Year!!! Wish I could begin 2023 with my usual attempt at a humorous and diverting post, but afraid I have sad news to share. My Mum – companion and inspiration for so many of the exploits covered here in posts past – has passed away… Recent, raw days have been spent clearing out […]
The ‘Twas the Year That it Was Bit
A hearty Happy Holidays to you! For me, you could say it’s been a year of continuing – and also reclaiming – traditions! In that spirit, I herewith uphold my tradition of recapping the year in ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas style – hope you enjoy! Greetings all! It’s that time (and I’ll strive to […]
The Places of Honor Bit
Greetings! And a happy Veterans Day as we in the US let those who’ve served in the military know how much they mean! Also, after spending a fair number of November days in Canada (while playing recreation ice hockey!), I’ve picked up the habit of observing Remembrance Day as well, and honoring those who gave […]
An All Hallow’s “Don’t Eve-en Get Me Started” Tidbit…
Greetings! Or, you know – BOO! Tacking on a lower case “boo” as well since I have to sheepishly admit that due to some recent and unexpected tricks, my post about an almost-but-not-quite brush with Queen Elizabeth some years ago is not yet ready to publish… I refuse to entertain the idea that this delay […]
The “All That Glitters” Bit
So Mum just shared an article from her University of Wisconsin alumni magazine about a canoe they pulled up from the bottom of Lake Mendota. Why was this news? As a reminder not to drink and paddle? An example of good j-strokes gone bad? Nope. It’s because the canoe turned out to be 1,200 years […]
The ‘Frequency Bias’ By Any Other Name Bit
Man, I am so forgetful these days… I cannot recall the official term for that thing – you know the thing where you hear a new word or see a thing once, and then it keeps appearing over and over and over again in your life? Whatever that is, it happened to me in April. […]
Cahuenga Pass: The Ways and Delays Bit
Heads up to any fellow Angelenos! There’s road work on Barham Blvd. near the Cahuenga Pass (til June…) and it’s really tying things up! For the curious outside of LA, the Pass is a busy cut through a low point in the Santa Monica Mountains that connects the San Fernando Valley side with the Hollywood/Downtown […]
The Rosy Recollections Bit
Happy New Year, everybody! Oh wait – Guess the year’s not quite “new” anymore. And it hasn’t been altogether “happy” either (I swear, if I never hear the word “variant” again, it’ll still be too soon…). But hey – I’m gonna lob one more hearty “Happy 2022” out there, anyhow, just for good measure! A […]
The ’Twas Still Yet Another Year Bit
Holiday greetings! Here’s my wrap-up of the year (such as it was…) offered in my traditional “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” style! Fasten your sleigh-belts! Well friends, once again it’s that rapturous time, When I recap my year in the form of a rhyme! In times past, I’ve shared stories of each trip and outing; […]
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