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First week in March, my wife and I took a trip across Florida to the Gulf, got lost, and returned home through some strange portal to purgatory. I would like to add a disclaimer to this blog post; it’s obvious Read More …
MURDER BY ROAD TRIP, the sequel to PLEASURIA: TAKE AS DIRECTED, is coming soon. I retired from a long and stressful career in the high pressure biotech and pharmaceutical industry five years ago and started my writing career with two serious Read More …
I started out as a skinny kid growing up in small-town Indiana, and developed into an average athlete (not exactly the Larry Bird story). My sports career is not so much a career as a series of random frustrations. Fortunately, I Read More …
I’m in my sixties, our three daughters are all grown up and I’m at that stage where I ask myself “was I a good father”? This is a complicated question, since there’s no official manual for raising children and no Read More …
I discovered VR, someone please help me! I’m now in my sixties, and a couple of months before this pandemic hit I bought an Oculus Quest. This has turned out to be one of the best, worst and strangest experiences Read More …
The critters were already there when my wife and I built our house on Smith Mountain Lake in southern Virginia in 1992. Back then the lake was not so crowded, a true mountain lake. We were looking forward to living Read More …
My wife and I have many wonderful memories of past vacations. These memories span from the time we adopted our first baby girl all the way through our recent retirement. There are a few special ones that make us laugh, Read More …
I think that I’ve watched too many science fiction movies. This may have been a mistake, as this choice has obviously altered my sense of reality. Let me explain. I’m in my sixties, and have watched many, many science fiction Read More …
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about aging and entertainment. This turns out to be a surprisingly complex subject. There are too many variables. My wife and I have been aging, which comes with more money and diminished capacity. Meanwhile Read More …
The push for the self-driving car is on, including both gas-powered and electric (read quiet and stealthy) vehicles. I am against this movement for a number of reasons. I enjoy driving and consider it a sport. Safety becomes a major Read More …