Archive for November 2021

When I was about 15 years-old, I played in my town’s youth basketball league. I averaged about 8 points per game and was the third or fourth leading scorer on our team. The coach positioned me in the post for most plays, theoretically putting me in a position to post up my defender, though a…

Last week it was miniature crochet. Today I offer another bit of remarkable, inventive, never-before-seen artistry: The Walk of Life Project  Based upon the hypothesis that “Walk of Life” by Dire Straits is the perfect song to end any movie. I had my doubts before diving in, but creator Peter Salamone is doing a damn…

This paragraph was a part of the weekly newsletter sent home from our son’s elementary school last week: Squid Games: We were recently informed that some students were replicating games in the popular Netflix series Squid Games. While the games themselves in their purest form are harmless and were played by many of us as…

Dearest New Yorkers, I love your city dearly. I spend as much time in your boroughs as possible. I’m a rabid fan of the New York Yankees despite having grown up near Boston. I couldn’t imagine living more than a couple of hours from your great metropolis. I love New York. But also this: Every…

I was consulting with a client on Thursday afternoon. This is quite the feat given how difficult my recovery from surgery has been. Just settling down into my desk chair has been a chore filled with pain, aching, and a multitude of tiny adjustments in order to get comfortable. I was 15 minutes into the…

Look at this. It’s crochet. Miniature crochet, except that miniature is too large a word to describe this. It’s astounding. The artist is Lucia Dolgopolova. Work available on Etsy. I like to think of myself as a creative person, but my creativity occupies a traditional, pedestrian, rather ordinary lane. This is something so much more.…

Elysha’s great uncle Larry passed away on Tuesday. I’ve known Larry for more than 15 years. Whenever I had the opportunity to spend time with him, he asked lots of questions and listened carefully, which are the indisputable signs of a decent, intelligent, caring human being. Larry was a teacher. An artist. A husband and…

Since my hernia surgery, I’ve heard from some readers that the pain they experienced post-hernia-surgery was the worst they’d ever experienced. I appreciate their expressions of empathy. I’ll admit, the pain is not good. Not the worst ever, but certainly memorable. I thankfully turned a bit of a corner yesterday in terms of the suffering.…

Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable.   The following are the result from October 2021. PERSONAL FITNESS 1. Don’t die. Hernia surgery complete. I was later told about several people who died during this same surgery, but thankfully,…

Sunday afternoon. I’m sitting on my couch, watching the football game. The window to my right is open. I can hear the neighborhood children playing in my backyard. A cool, fall breeze is sweeping across the room. One of my cats is sitting on the windowsill, watching the birds. The other is sleeping between my…