by mike | Aug 10, 2020 | Aging, Baseball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
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? Jacqueline and I are still doing well, though we continue to limit our outside time to the supermarkets, the nearby pocket park...
by mike | Jul 13, 2020 | Aging, Baseball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
It’s July already, and this freaking coronavirus shows no sign of letting up. Truth be told, it’s only getting worse, and with no vaccine in sight it appears that we’re in this for the long haul. Jacqueline and I are still doing fine, and as I’ve said before, we are...
by mike | Jun 22, 2020 | Death, Holocaust, Life, Uncategorized |
I’ve run this post before. But with our beleaguered country, as well as the rest of the world, undergoing a much-needed reboot, I felt that the time was right to run it again. The Number People, although presented in fictional format, is a true story right out of my...
by mike | Jun 1, 2020 | Baseball, Books, Curious Possessions, Humor, Life, Uncategorized |
With seven-plus decades in the rearview mirror I’ve had plenty of time to collect a whole lot of “stuff.” Here is a look at some more “Curious Possessions” floating around my domicile. TILTING AT WINDMILLS I have a huge collection of Don Quixote “stuff.” The largest...
by mike | May 25, 2020 | Aging, Death, Humor, Life, Nightmares, Uncategorized |
Report from the Sirota Quarantine Cave: Jacqueline and I are doing fine. We’ve both been “sheltering in place” since she got back from a trip to Utah in mid-March. I suppose we’re more cautious than most, but hey, when they refer to “high-risk groups” they’re talking...
by mike | Mar 30, 2020 | Baseball, Basketball, Life, Uncategorized |
I’m writing this on what should have been Opening Day for Major League Baseball in general, and my San Diego Padres in particular. (Not to mention the start of the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA basketball tournament. Crap!) “Safe At Home” should mean Fernando Tatis...
