Random 5 for June 2 – People, shades, weather, neighborhood, events

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New guy at the gym – I’ve become accustomed to the posturing at the gym. The strategic stretches and movements geared to loosen the body (or make them look good, take your pick) but this new guy is teaching me … Continue reading

Random 5 for May 19 – Junk mail, cost, cameras, health, makeup

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Hello Steven? – I keep getting post office mail for Steven. This past week I got an email for him. He is missing some great deals. Twofers. Huge discounts. He probably won the Publishers Clearing House drawing. I have no … Continue reading

Random 5 for May 5 – Death, food, friends, unexpected consequences, blogging themes

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A sad goodbye – This week we lost a friend. It wasn’t unexpected yet is anyone ever ready? It’s a sober reminder that we all have an expiration date. We need to have our affairs in order and fun on … Continue reading

Random 5 for April 21 – Holidays, food, ants, junk, weirdos

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Happy Easter to all who celebrate and Passover too. — We have friends who have an annual Seder. We have gone for the past 15+ years. Always interesting. We are celebrating Easter day with my brother and sister-in-law. They were … Continue reading

Random 5 for April 7 – Internet ads, unusual people, more unusual people, other people, spring

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  Nothing is free – I tried to get a coupon off of the internet for a product I needed to buy. I knew there was one available as it was in last Sunday’s newspaper ad. Unfortunately  I had put … Continue reading

Odds and Ends on Observations

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Over the past six weeks or so, I’ve been helping my brother and his wife recover from a bad auto accident. There have been many “aha moments” along the way. Some predictable and some were a surprise. The more time … Continue reading

Lessons learned or relearned

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Every experience brings lessons. Sometimes it’s reinforcement rather than new information. Sometimes I’m astounded at what I’ve learned and sometimes I go “holy moly is that really me?” We had a bad auto crash in the family with severe injuries. … Continue reading