by mike | Mar 6, 2026 | Aging, Baseball, Humor, Life, Uncategorized |
Yes indeed, hard to believe, but today (March 6th) marks eighty years that I have walked the Earth. That’s a few decades short of Bilbo Baggins when he left for Rivendell on his birthday, but close enough. Good grief, how did this happen? Some years back my wonderful...
by mike | Jan 29, 2026 | Aging, Books, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
The way things are going in this world, and in particular this country, we could all use a diversion. As it used to say in Reader’s Digest, “Laughter is the Best Medicine.” So here is a short scene from Back on the Bike Path (A Jack Miller Senior Moment: Book Four),...
by mike | Oct 6, 2025 | Adventure fantasy, Aging, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Have a look at the cover of my latest opus, The Magic of the Bike Path (A Jack Miller Senior Moment, Book Six). A few days ago I input THE END on the last page of the first draft, and now I’m ready for some grunt work. The book should be available for public...
by mike | Sep 29, 2025 | Aging, Humor, Life, Uncategorized |
That’s what I used to call the incredibly steep church driveway in my neighborhood, as you’ll see in this post from a few years ago. These days, it has become a ho-hum part of my routine walks, almost like it had never been a challenge. Well, that’s what I call it,...
by mike | Sep 22, 2025 | Aging, Death, Editing, Movies, Uncategorized |
It seems that I’ve been doing a lot of R.I.P.s in recent years. Now, the great Robert Redford has departed this plane at the age of 89. He starred in many excellent movies too numerous to count, though I’ll mention a few favorites of mine: Three Days of the Condor,...
by mike | Sep 1, 2025 | Aging, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
It is nearing a year-and-a-half since I lost Jacqueline, my beloved bride, to insidious cancer. I swear, it seems as if it happened last week. My grief, while somewhat manageable at this point, will last until the Mother Ship comes to take me back to her. Speaking of...
