Category Society

Vacation Thoughts XII

I have one on my office floor as I type this. It has been there all week. I have no use for it, but it is a good box, and who knows what the future holds? I’m taking a break from daily routines, trying to recharge. Well, at least as much as possible with a […]

Vacation Thoughts X

Someone out there must know the answer. I’m taking a break from daily routines, trying to recharge. Well, at least as much as possible with a three-year-old around. So for the next little while I’m going to be sharing one pearl of wisdom a day that I found online. Some days it will be something […]

Vacation Thoughts VIII

It’s such a tempting rabbit hole to fall down. Usually I manage not to get drawn in, but once or twice over the past couple of decades I’ve gotten pulled in and tried to educate some rather ignorant people. I’ve learned it can’t be done – people choose to believe what they like and don’t […]

Vacation Thoughts VII

I never did like the blood donor questionnaire. It never made sense to me that I had to answer the same questions over and over several times a year. I have a donor card, I am in your system, obviously you have taken my blood before. I’m taking a break from daily routines, trying to […]

Beach Flashback

On Fridays this year I am reposting material from the same date in years past. This one comes from August 2, 2015. My vacation routine is unchanged – this is still the way I spend my days when on vacation. I don’t have anywhere near as much time to read for pleasure as I would like […]

Vacation Thoughts VI

I hadn’t thought of this before. But there is a certain truth to it – though I might say it is the two front burners that are my favorites. On my old stove though… I’m taking a break from daily routines, trying to recharge. Well, at least as much as possible with a three-year-old around. […]

Vacation Thoughts II

This isn’t so much a poke at the younger generation as a sad commentary on how litigious our society has become. It is like the warning that coffee may be hot – it shouldn’t need to be stated, but the lawyers insist. I’m taking a break from daily routines, trying to recharge. Well, at least […]

Vacation Thoughts I

I’ve used the line myself – this rings so true. I’m taking a break from daily routines, trying to recharge. Well, at least as much as possible with a three-year-old around. So for the next little while I’m going to be sharing one pearl of wisdom a day that I found online. Some days it […]

Flashback Directions

On Fridays this year we have been looking at older posts from the same date that you may have missed. I remember this 2018 post well – at my age learning a new language isn’t fun. My German teacher supposedly appreciates my sense of humor, though she has told my wife if I don’t curb […]

Offering Me Money

Are you getting them too? Emails from a financial institution offering a line of credit? When the first one came last month, I ignored it. Not only was it from some lender I had never heard of, but the line of credit was being offered for my business, Lorne A. Martin Excavation. Do you see […]