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You have: a murder of crows, a flock of seagulls, a shrewdness of apes, an obstinacy of buffalo, a clowder of cats, a fluffle of bunnies, a mob of cattle.. I have: a mess of dishes. I have been eating my way through the pandemic and the U.S. election campaign. I have a mess ofContinue reading “October 9, 2020”

Something is in the air these past few days. There have been mistakes made, some serious, some less so. I was up and about, participating in mundane life and working with my hands to help folks. I cooked dinner for friends, assembled a garden shed for my sister-in-law. I carried some things back and forthContinue reading “October 8, 2020”

All we need from Donald Trump is some sort of ‘enabling act’ and we will have our return to 1935 Germany. It’s true, he is puffing up as the grand cock, about to take control of the barnyard. The great orange cock is filled with hate. He may have no wacky little beard and weContinue reading “October 1, 2020”

Poor Starbucks. They have not had my requisite tea (English Breakfast) for several days now. This is a major problem and has upset my equilibrium in serious fashion. Without my tea, I am dizzy, in a tizzy. I don’t know who I am anymore. The muse? (such as he/she is) has taken a break, aContinue reading “September 29, 2020”

Fairness. The forces of evil. Forces for good. Changes. So what. We are, the world is on the cusp of social and governmental (what is often refered to as seismic) transformation. Very soon, things ain’t goin’ to be the same. Populism, capitalism and Covid have guaranteed, inked, signed on the bottom line a contract thatContinue reading “September 28, 2020”

Changes To Fishermen It is time eachadditional day not feela storm-driven giant,traveling great distanceto break at shore or,worse, some grand ground swell that boredown it’s full weight on hapless anglers. We may swallow a bit by accident,scooping pailsful to save the dinghy,but won’t be swamped any more.We shall survive by careful increments,with an eye onContinue reading “September 24, 2020”

There is a sun in the sky, reasonably fresh air and 95% of the folks passing by are ordinary, harmless folk. Some of the passers-by are leaders and heads of state/industry. Unfortunately, those folk are oftimes not so harmless. There are a lot of different folks and It is an ordinary day here in ourContinue reading “September 23, 2020”

Well, glory be! Folks, since I got my ballot in the mail, a great cloud of peace has settled over and smothered my sleeplessness. Ahhhhhh. I have had several days in a row of full nights. I am rested. Now I can get back to my ruminations about the neighbours and the town I liveContinue reading “September 22, 2020”

This is a backwards day. When a series of things go wrong, just a little or don’t follow the plan, just slightly… it is a ‘backwards’ day. Not a day to curse. Not a day to slap. Not a day to hibernate. It is just a ‘backwards’ day. I tried to get my ballot inContinue reading “September 21, 2020”

I have finished filling in the ovals completely on my presidential election ballot and it will go into tomorrow’s first round of outbound mail. It must be received before 8 P.M. on November 3rd at the Clerk’s office in Redford Township, Michigan. Getting it off tomorrow gives me about six weeks and I hope enoughContinue reading “September 19, 2020”