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...

Who knew?

May 26, 2009
I've spent the better part of the past 5 days in bed, reading bad fiction and watching the vast wasteland called "cable TV." I did, however, manage to skip the Jon...

Countdown begins

May 25, 2009
We were going to take a quick trip to the Keys next Monday. But between the hectic pace of our California trip, both of us being knocked out sick for days, and a busy...

Smartest thing I ever did.

May 25, 2009
Two years ago this past Saturday, a 2.5 lb ball of fluff arrived at the Orlando airport, barking like crazy and jumped straight from his crate into my arms, letting out...

Memorial Day.

May 25, 2009
This is from last year's Memorial Day celebration in Washington D.C. Great choice. Gladys still has it.War's the easy way out, you know. Just knock each other over the...

The Perfect Diet

May 24, 2009
I've hit on it.Today my taste buds have disappeared. I'm sure it's the sinus infection.But here's the deal.If food has no pleasure, there's no real reason to eat.Almost...

Afternoon tea–a thing of the past?

May 24, 2009
There's nothing more civilized than the British custom of afternoon tea. I love the ritual of it: the tea pot. The tiny, crustless sandwiches. Petite pastries. Clotted...

Nurse Riley helps make the bed

May 24, 2009
My three-day fever finally broke this morning. Dr. K. sure knew what he was talking about--this was BRUTAL. I haven't been this sick since the mid-1990s. Except for that...

Not the swine flu

May 22, 2009
FLH is on the mend, but now I have it. Except I have a fever. FLH forced me to go to the walk-in clinic, and had I not, he apparently was arriving tonight via the...

Thinking about this stuff

May 21, 2009

Breaking the news

May 21, 2009
When FLH and I were young marrieds living in Tallahassee, we spent quite a bit of time with another couple. He was in law school with FLH; she went to grad school when I...

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