Robin and I woke up Friday feeling much better for the rest. We went to a coffee shop on the ground floor of Waikiki Banyan. Robin got her usual iced vanilla coffee, I got my usual mocha. Over our breakfast sandwiches, I told her about a dream I’d had involving hitting an annoying person withContinue reading “Waikiki – 5-17-24”
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MEDITATIONS-TRAVEL, PT 2
When we last we had seen our intrepid travelers, they were in Detroit Wayne County Airport, waiting for their first trip in First Class. First up was a breakfast of Mongolian Hash for breakfast at P.F. Chang’s. Then came the waiting, A five-hour layover. The funniest moment was when a mother and her young son,Continue reading “MEDITATIONS-TRAVEL, PT 2”
MEDITATIONS-TRAVEL 5-16-24
Travel is stressful. You are willfully pulling yourself away from the known, comfortable environs of your home and thrusting yourself into the unknown. You subject yourself to the mind-numbing intricacies of a burgeoning bureaucracy, place yourself in a mass of people who are as tired, dazed and sweaty as you are, and put you andContinue reading “MEDITATIONS-TRAVEL 5-16-24”
MEDITATIONS-ALL SET
Today is our last day at home. Robin and I will have to get up very early tomorrow to go to Indianapolis International Airport. Our first leg is coach, it’s a short trip from Indy to Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport. We have a long layover there, but we will fly first class from DetroitContinue reading “MEDITATIONS-ALL SET”
ALOHA!
A few months ago, Robin asked me where I would like to go for my 60th birthday, which is at the end of this month. She thought I would choose to go back to Wales. I was sorely tempted. My sense of Hiraeth is very strong. But…no. A couple of years ago, Robin traveled withContinue reading “ALOHA!”
JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER-3/3/24
Gets me every time. I’m almost 60, and I’ve gotten very judgy. Like I’m a bout of gout away from yelling at kids passing by to stay off my lawn. As it is, I stare at them intently as they pass, prepared to defend my lawn with deadly force if they try to trespass. I’veContinue reading “JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER-3/3/24”
MEDITATIONS-SOLITUDE, PART DEUX 2/5/24
It’s been less than a week since my last blog. I would like to post an update. I am over my solitude. I am so over it. My feet hurt, which is hard to do when I can’t feel anything below my knees. My right knee, which I twinged in the Pisgah National Forest, has settled into anContinue reading “MEDITATIONS-SOLITUDE, PART DEUX 2/5/24”
MEDITATIONS-SOLITUDE 1/30/24
I have been in Charlotte, North Carolina for three weeks. I’ll be here for three more before I can go home. That’s a lot of solitude. It’s not been so bad. When I was younger, I hated to be alone. I would rather chew my arm off rather than be alone for an extended period of time. It ledContinue reading “MEDITATIONS-SOLITUDE 1/30/24”
MEDITATIONS 1/21/24-FAMILY
I’m in Charlotte, North Carolina, where I’ve been for two weeks. I’ve been assessing schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, and I have a couple of weeks to go. I had a Skyrizi injection for my Crohn’s Disease on Thursday, and yesterday I had a day of very low energy and cold-like symptoms. Nothing like feeling like crapContinue reading “MEDITATIONS 1/21/24-FAMILY”
MEDITATIONS-9/21/2021
I have come the conclusion that I am a recovering sociopath. Bear with me for a bit, as I will explain. I’ve been watching the series Signs of a Psychopath on Max. They have actual police interrogations of people after being arrested for something heinous. It is definitely NOT for the faint-of-heart! The show includesContinue reading “MEDITATIONS-9/21/2021”
Meditations of a Bald, Fat Guy 