by mike | Jan 8, 2024 | Aging, Holocaust, Humor, Life, Uncategorized |
Being retired means never having to wear a tie. But I was a long way from retirement the last time I actually put on one of the damn things. How long? Let me share this story. QUITE AN HONOR March 6, 1996: a significant date in my life for a number of reasons. First,...
by mike | Jan 4, 2024 | Aging, Baseball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized, Writing |
I didn’t have all that much to do during the pandemic, other than write blog posts—and an entire novel! This post first ran in—when else, 2020. Day 9,254 of the Coronavirus Pandemic (give or take)—did the Mayans get it wrong, or did we misread their calendar? Was it...
by mike | Dec 28, 2023 | Aging, Baseball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
It’s not exactly “fun” revisiting posts that I wrote during the pandemic. But at least we don’t have to deal with it now. Day 7,658 of the Coronavirus Pandemic—okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, though for many of us I’m sure it feels like that, am I right?...
by mike | Dec 11, 2023 | Action/Adventure, Aging, Movies, Uncategorized |
Although the final film in one of the most enduring and endearing movie franchises, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, hit the silver screen this past summer, I did not watch it till earlier this month. Why not? Maybe I wanted to prolong the inevitable: the final...
by mike | Dec 7, 2023 | Aging, Mystery Films, Mystery Novels, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
This excellent police procedural series is still going strong. I first presented this post in 2020. She’s old; she’s short; she’s disheveled; she’s irascible. She’s also brilliant. She’s Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope, head of the Major Crimes unit of the...
by mike | Dec 4, 2023 | Aging, Books, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
I guess this will have to serve as a “short & sweet” post. It is definitely not for lack of ambition, although as a retired old fart (I prefer young fart), you might think I have all the time in the world on my hands. Nope; oftentimes I get frustrated over not...
