The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a series everyone’s talking about. But suddenly—hours vanish, the sun has set, and the only exercise you’ve had is reaching for the remote. Streaming platforms are designed for this. Episodes...

The Value of Distance

June 20, 2009
When you get far enough away from something, it completely changes your perspective. It provides clarity. You see things that are not obvious when you’re right up on...

Smarties

June 19, 2009
FLH and I may not have had children, but as you would expect, we have the world's smartest dogs. Two dog tales this evening.1. The BellSouth tech was just finishing up...

Surprise visitor

June 19, 2009
So Riley likes to jump up into my arms and let me open the front door so we can both look outside. He loves the higher view. It's a favorite treat. He even wags his tail...

Feeling the loss today

June 19, 2009
I wonder how many people, like me, think of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson all the time? And feel his loss acutely?We don't see this kind of American original that often any...

None so blind…

June 19, 2009
FLH and I were talking the other day about someone we know who feels they got the raw end of the growing up stick. That the way they were treated growing up led them to...

Travel Dreams

June 18, 2009
In what seemed to be the middle of the night, in a travel nightmare, I thought I was at Chicago O'Hare.And who should be in line waiting to board his flight, but Mr....

Riley with cigar

June 18, 2009
His Cuteness. With his favorite eatin' chew. One that resembles a cigar.LOOK at those eyes! That face!Yes, I'm in...

Ode to Glenn Beck

June 18, 2009
My dear Republican friends, I simply can not resist this......you must excuse me this ode, which came to mind after a discussion with FLH about Glenn Beck. With...

Acts of Love

June 18, 2009
Preparing food has become an act of love, at least for me, and one of my favorite activities is menu planning for FLH’s next visit.Today I’m thinking about a nice...

Not such a Secret, after all

June 18, 2009
There really are no coincidences.Creating one's own destiny has been on my mind lately, and I've posted a bit about that this week.Today, I got this email from the woman...

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