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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

You're not fooling me into false hope, April

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  April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. T.S. E...
Monday, March 31, 2025

At some point in your life, 30 years in the future becomes a very different concept from what it used to be

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For much of your life, when you look far into the future, it's almost always to a time when you're still likely to be relatively hea...
Friday, March 28, 2025

My daughters beat me so badly in The Mini crossword puzzle that I have to believe I'm deteriorating mentally

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A few months ago I wrote about the fact that I do four New York Times puzzles every morning (Wordle, Connections, Strands, and The Mini. ) M...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Every month, the good folks at Facebook send me 10 bucks for no good reason

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Right from the start of today's post, it's important to mention two things, at least one of which you already know: (1) This blog is...
Monday, March 24, 2025

Our oldest kid consistently brings the funny

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One of the funniest people I know was born on this day in 1994. She also happens to be my daughter Elissa. Elissa's humor is perhaps bes...
Friday, March 21, 2025

Three aspects of modern life that would have amazed my 8-year-old self

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This isn't me in the late 70s, but given the tube socks and the somewhat confused expression, it could have been.   I was born in 1969, ...
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Five first names I wouldn't mind having

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(NOTE: This post originally ran here on the blog 12 years ago today on March 19, 2013. It's our monthly Blog Rerun and a list of names I...
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