Category Archives: Ruminations

This isn’t a story, it’s a passage. I found it when I was cleaning out—throwing out – tons of old notebooks, notecards, bookmarks, folders, pamphlets and pencil stubs that I’ve kept for decades in case I might need them sometime. … Continue reading →

I’m unleashing the inner curmudgeon today. My topic: curating. Last week as my writing friend Sue and I were driving back from Benicia I talked about the column I write for Fantasy Literature, World Wide Wednesday. It is an internet … Continue reading →

“Mercury retrograde” is an expression that has burst the bonds of conventional western astrology and become almost a commonplace term. It’s so common that people do a reverse-inference now; if electronic communication devices aren’t working, if satellites go down, if … Continue reading →

Mark, one of the owners of Mockingbird Books, is diligent at what I would call up-selling. When a person comes to the counter with a Stephen King paperback, he always remembers to point out the hardcovers on the 50% off … Continue reading →

My first clue came Sunday afternoon when instead of getting to Facebook, I got a spinning wheel. I checked my little icon in the lower right hand corner of my computer screen, and I had three bars. When I rolled … Continue reading →

The open house for Anne’s place happened last Friday. I didn’t really know how it went because subconsciously I was trying to stay away from the whole business of the sale. I went into a little bit of a slump … Continue reading →

Anne’s house is now officially in multiple listings. The two realtors have already done 17 showings, with an open house the upcoming weekend. I was amused by a couple of statements in the listing document. First of all, though, I … Continue reading →

I was trying to figure out how long I’ve been retired. In October, it will be two years. And maybe, now, I’m starting to understand what it is. The first several months (okay, year) of retirement seemed pretty busy and … Continue reading →