Five points each Moonridden and franny.

Can’t shake this bronchitis. I spent most of the weekend gasping for breath. Walking up the two flights of stairs to my apartment winds me to the point where I have to sit down and rest for fifteen minutes after undertaking the effort. I’ve had to do the stairs quite a few times this weekend…

When I went to bed at two this morning, it was snowing. When I got up this morning, it was still snowing. The results of ten additional hours of snowfall were obvious. The Socialist spent two hours last night after I retired starting the dig-out process. I’m sure it made a difference, but the wind…

Last evening was a madhouse. I didn’t get out of work until 4:30 for my 5:00 dentist appointment. Fortunately there was little traffic, so I wasn’t late. However…. My longer-time readers (you masochists know who you are) will recall my confession of several years back, when I made my first dental appointment in a long…

I don’t know the details. I may never know the details. I’m not certain I want to know the details. But one year ago today a family lost their thirteen-year-old son or daughter. I’ve always imagined it was a boy, but I don’t know this; it’s just an idea that has lodged itself in my…

Rough night. Rough days ahead. The diary is mine, but sometimes the story is not mine to tell. As often as not, I’m on the outside, a spectator to things that I play only a peripheral role in. I may be writing from my point of view, but that doesn’t necessarily make me the central…

CAUTION! As with all allegorical remarks, don’t assume I’m talking about you I’m not. If you feel the allegory is false, misleading, or incomplete, feel free to tell me why. And if you feel it’s targeted at you, ask yourself why you feel that way. But don’t go blaming me. I find people perplexing at…