by mike | Jul 8, 2021 | Ghosts, Life, Museums, Native Americans, Travel, Uncategorized |
Lots of amazing things to see in the Four Corners region. I first presented this post in 2017. The Animas River, part of the Colorado River System, begins high in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and winds all the way down to its confluence with the San Juan River...
by mike | Jun 24, 2021 | Aging, Life, Uncategorized |
Okay, I’m not walking as much as I did back in 2017, when this post first ran…but I AM walking. Three to three-and-a-half miles, at least every other day. Not bad for an old (young) fart! Actually, I walk lots of lines: straight, crooked, whatever. It doesn’t matter,...
by mike | Jun 21, 2021 | Death, Disasters, Life, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
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 incident that occurred nearly a century earlier. This is the story of the paddle steamer General Slocum...
by mike | May 31, 2021 | California, Life, Uncategorized |
No great body of text for this week’s post. No haunted houses, hotels, or hovels. No “bad” movies that I love to watch. Just a photo essay about the beauty of the flowers that I get to enjoy on my morning walks through our Ocean Hills neighborhood. (And the amazing...
by mike | May 10, 2021 | Baseball, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
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 34 home runs. The pitcher poised on the mound would win 363 games and become a first-ballot Hall of Famer. What happened...
by mike | Apr 26, 2021 | Aging, Baseball, Books, Death, Humor, Life, Mysteries, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Writing |
When 2020 began, I had no idea that I’d be writing a whole lot of posts over the course of thirteen months while hiding out at home to avoid the nasty coronavirus. (Age and underlying health issues gave Jacqueline and me no choice.) Things are finally looking up, and...
