Category Archives: Life’s Conundrums

March Calendar

Posted on March 1, 2020 by

Indoors or out, no one relaxes In March, that month of wind and taxes, The wind will presently disappear, The taxes last us all the year. ~Ogden Nash (1902–1971), “Thar She Blows”  [Tax Day used to be on March 15th … Continue reading →

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Major Cold dà hán 大寒 Jan 20th

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

January 2oth will begin the period of Major or Greater Cold. It is supposed to be the coldest time of the year. In fact we had extremely cold weather a few weeks earlier and now we are having what might … Continue reading →

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Monday Misery, Wednesday Woes

Posted on December 16, 2019 by

Last Monday morning, first thing, my laptop, which had been fine when I closed it up the night before, would not even come on. Even after plugging it in and letting it sit all day, hoping I had just really … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Quarterback

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

I am not a fan of American football but the phrase Monday morning quarterback is a good one. Sometimes it just implies sour grapes but I think if you go over the good and bad of anything with an eye … Continue reading →

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Friday Files: Battening Down the Hatches

Posted on November 8, 2019 by

“Battening down the hatches” is an old nautical term. Most people know what a hatch is but might not know what the sailors are doing when battening them down. The dictionary defines a batten as : noun: batten; plural noun: … Continue reading →

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To Schlep

Posted on November 6, 2019 by

Everyone defines the necessities of life differently. One of mine is Korean food. I eat a lot of it.  Where I live, however, Mexican is considered foreign food and chop suey is considered Chinese. To fulfill my needs I have … Continue reading →

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Autumn Leaves

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

It seemed to take forever this year but the leaves finally began to turn. I noticed it starting when I drove up to Maryland. In a mere two weeks, however, the brilliant color is waning, red orange and gold turning … Continue reading →

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