by mike | Sep 2, 2024 | Life, Uncategorized |
I hope you’re having an enjoyable holiday weekend. I am gonna take a break from writing a new article this week. But I will share this one quick story. The potted plant pictured below—a rather large one—has been on my patio for many years, just as you see it....
by mike | Aug 15, 2024 | Death, Disasters, Life, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
This disaster in the Big Apple preceded 9/11 by nearly a century. I first presented this post in 2021. The 9/11 terrorist attack on New York in 2001 was—and still is—the city’s worst disaster involving loss of life. Prior to that, the dubious record was held by an...
by mike | Jul 15, 2024 | Aging, Books, Death, Fantasy, Humor, Life, Uncategorized, Writing |
My new Jack Miller opus, Perils of the Bike Path, has just become available for public consumption as a Kindle eBook. The print version will be available shortly. The following post is also the Author’s Note at the beginning of the book. You may notice—or perhaps...
by mike | Jul 11, 2024 | Baseball, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
For me, a memory to end all memories, a baseball miracle from over six decades ago. I first presented this post in 2021. The batter standing at home plate was a second- or third-string catcher for most of his 14-year career, with a lifetime batting average of .233 and...
by mike | Jun 13, 2024 | Baseball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
A bit of “retro” that I hope will never make a comeback. This post first ran in 2021, with the pandemic at its height. Year Two (for crying out loud!) of the freaking coronavirus pandemic. Sure, it seems to be trending in the right direction, and many more people have...
by mike | May 23, 2024 | Books, Curious Possessions, Humor, Life, Movies, Native Americans, 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.
