Sub-Zero Weather Blows
So, yesterday never did break zero. I snapped this weather forecast just before wrapping the blog this morning. It was two degrees colder when I went to feed Claire and Honey. But animals are far more resilient than the naked ape. Mittens (Mike) just curled himself up and devoured his meals. Then retreated to the […]
. . . In A Brass Brassière
Thirty seconds. That’s all it took this morning for my skin to start hurting when I ventured out in -6 F snowy weather to feed Claire and Honey. The residual pain has lasted a lot longer, indeed, the finger bones ache a bit as I’m typing this. Live and learn. I can hear Spaghetti asking, […]
Cold As A Witch’s . . . .
Strange how your body acclimates to your environment. Still not wearing socks just yet, but I’ve added some finger compression gloves because the hands do feel it once you get into the teens. But according to Alexa, the fun is only starting. That wind I’m constantly prattling on about, is going to place its thumb […]
Write What You Know
Now I’ve often mentioned how four decades as a NY commercial litigator has compelled me to be develop the ability to become an overnight superficial expert in the areas I litigate. Like high school French, I can quickly absorb enough relevant information to fake it through exams, or in my professional case, depositions, motions and […]
The Wise Ass Takes A Holiday
As I have mentioned yesterday, my writing has drawn a lot of old friends into my life. It also has introduced me to a whole new crew of friends. One of those new friends is Renee Clarke, a hand therapist, wife and mother of College triplets plus 1 from North Dakota. Renee first entered my […]
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
My mind is always making random connections. It may have been triggered by my childhood immersion in a BBC television show called Connections: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(British_TV_series) And here’s a connection, the presenter/narrator of that series James Burke, shares a common last name with my Nana, Bridie Burke. But I enjoy the randomness of connections. For example, it […]
Times Of Reflection
While I was completing my liege-compelled basement cleaning yesterday (seriously, after two short weeks?), I would often pass the back door as I moved some items outside – rugs and mats to be cleaned – in order to clear the floor for its cleaning. I glanced over at the animals who were gathered somberly out […]
Visual Cues – The Number 3
I often talk about being visual in my writing. I don’t see words in my head, I see images and then must describe what I see. I think that because I am so visual, I don’t tend to recall the actual writing process. I watch the images unfold in a series in my head – […]
The Big Dipper
Of all of the astrological asterisms in the North American night sky, the Big Dipper is one I never had to strain to understand. In all honesty, while I can identify a lot of the others, they really are a bit of a cosmological Rorschach test. Each night sky star gazer to their own. But […]
Sartorial Splendor
Yesterday was the first time since we had that cold spell and snow in the fall, where NoCo is entering an extended period where Alexa predicted that the temperature won’t rise much above 40 degrees F during the day, and most often not leave the 30s, and will dip into the 20s or below at […]