Disgusted and Other Thoughts on Covid
A few months ago, it looked like the worst of the pandemic was behind us. Covid was a much more manageable disease that our hospitals could...
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Empire Building
It’s less than a week from Christmas, though it doesn’t feel like it. It’s forecasted to be 60 degrees on Christmas Eve! No chance of a...
A Warm December Day
Yesterday, was a rare warm December day that got me out and about. It began going antiquing with my daughter and son-in-law and ended with a...
Saying Thanks
And just like that, the four-day Thanksgiving weekend is over…but I got quite a bit done in those four days. I built two cabinets, finished a...
Doers
As usual, fall lasted about 3.8 days in Illinois. Winter-like temperatures are here, and I spent much of the day slipping into seasonal depression, but revived...
Decatur’s Ghost Stories
It’s just a week away from Halloween, and that means ghost stories, visiting Greenwood Cemetery, and eating caramel apples, double-dipped of course, from Del’s Popcorn. I...
Biking in Decatur
This morning I went on a chilly but beautiful fall bike ride along Decatur’s bike path. I think the official name is Steven’s Creek Bikeway, but...
Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Did a Great Thing
For the past few weeks you may have heard of the name Lt Col Stuart Scheller, the incarcerated Marine who called for accountability of top military...
The Plan
It’s probably safe to say that the last year-and-a-half or so has postponed or derailed a lot of plans. Covid-19 isn’t over, and it’s still affecting...
Low Points
I have come to hate grocery shopping. From the ripoff prices, to the crowds, to the bare shelves, to the cruddy looking floors, it’s just miserable....
