RIP Robert Morse
When I read that Robert Morse had died at the age of 90, my first thought was “Drat!” My second thought was, “How could he be 90? Impossible!” Because to me Robert Morse always looked like a kid. Morse rose … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
Things I’m having to do more of lately
(1) Roundups. There’s just so much news every day. (2) Closing down popups that ask me if I want “notifications.” No one ever wants notifications. (3) Dealing with trolls and/or near-trolls. (4) Deleting multiple campaign emails. (5) Hearing about the … Continue reading →
Sight lines
A day or two after my cataract surgery I was looking at a relative and noticed he looked older. There were lines in his face I’d never seen before. It was alarming, because at first I thought there had been … Continue reading →
You may have noticed…
…that I’m back to blogging more in real time now rather than just pre-scheduled posts from before my surgery. I plan to take it a bit slower for a while, although it really depends on how I feel. Also, I’m … Continue reading →
Update on my surgery, the day after
It’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride today, but starting this afternoon things have been good with my operated eye (knock wood). I’m going to do a bit of computer work now but not too much. At some … Continue reading →
Eye surgery scheduled for Monday
Like many people “of a certain age,” I have cataracts that have gotten to the point where they impede my vision quite a bit. But unlike a lot of people, I don’t have a simple situation. Probably as a consequence … Continue reading →
Double yolk eggs
The other day I was about to cook a couple of eggs. When I got them out of the carton, I noticed that one of them was bigger the the others. When I cracked it, out plopped an egg with … Continue reading →
Russia’s Ukraine war will probably spark nuclear proliferation
It’s hard to conclude otherwise. It seems to me quite obvious that if Ukraine had kept its nuclear weapons, Russia would not have attacked it. Or at the very least, Russia would have been far more reluctant to have attacked … Continue reading →
Did the COVID lockdowns make us look older?
Commenter Rufus T. Firefly asks a question that I find interesting: Has anyone noticed EVERYONE seems to have aged 5 or more years during the two years of lockdowns? I first started noticing this in myself, prior to the lockdowns … Continue reading →
Lia Thomas and objective vs. subjective reality
Lia Thomas has been declared an NCAA women’s champion: Penn swimmer Lia Thomas won the women’s 500-yard freestyle championship on Thursday to become the first transgender NCAA champion in Division I history. She finished the race in 4:33.24, beating Virginia’s … Continue reading →
Dueling Chopin Polonaises – and my very brief piano career
My favorite classical composers are as follows: Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Dvorak. Note the order; Chopin leads the way. Is that because I was heavily exposed to Chopin from the age of four in ballet class? I don’t think it’s just … Continue reading →
Coming to a decision
Recently on this blog and elsewhere I’ve seen variants of the question “doesn’t it bother you that on the issue of Ukraine you are in some sort of agreement with Democrats?” – only it’s often asked in a way that … Continue reading →