Category: Random Thoughts

I’ve lived long enough to hear several claims about men and women, but few have hung around like the idea that women talk more. You’ve probably heard numbers like these tossed around: “Women use 20,000 words a day and men only use 7,000.” People repeat it with confidence. I believed it too until I started …

I bought a new dishwasher last week. They installed it yesterday, and I have to say this was the first time I’ve ever bought an appliance entirely on my own. A few years ago, I replaced a clothes washer, but that doesn’t count. That was like buying a new pair of slacks — same size, …

Rather than one continuous story, here are a few observations I’ve made over the past couple of weeks. The third tale in this trilogy may be better suited for the dark web, but I’m including it just the same. I spoke with my friend Ed a few days ago. He’s doing well. His only complaint …

One of my David friends and I were talking about women this summer. He taught for me and eventually became my assistant principal when I worked in Addison. His wife, Cindy, taught for several years with Ruth for the Adrian Public Schools. They were part of the “ladies aid” group that met for drinks on …

I went to the movies to see The Graduate when it first came out in 1967.   I think the draw was the name and what I knew of the premise.  It was about a guy who had recently graduated from college and the beginning of his new life. I, too, was in college thinking about …

I had a man who worked for me several years ago who, when things didn’t go his way, often said “That’s so flustrating.” I found his mispronunciation of the word frustrating but not as frustrating as I find technology. When I started this story a couple of days ago, I planned a tale about technology …

The month of December brings up a slew of memories from my seventy-seven years.  Most are positive, but I’m happy to have some in my rearview mirror.  The selective service draft held on December 1, 1969 is one of those.  I had started teaching in the fall of that year and had a deferment because …

My Villages’ writing instructor asked us to bring a photo of someone to our first writing class.  She led us through a series of exercises hoping we’d be able to see more than just a photo.  Our task was to examine the image from left to right, and then top to bottom, looking for details …

I’ve been a part of a couple match making sites for the past several months. I’m stepping away because I think I’ll have greater success on my own. I’ve met with about ten ladies since the first of October. We’ve shared coffee, or a drink, and a couple of lunches. I paid for some, sometimes …

Several months ago, I went to a dinner with over forty members of the Single Baby Boomers Club. We were scheduled to take part in a team putting contest on the Arnold Palmer Golf Course in The Villages. It was raining so the contest was canceled but we had dinner anyway. As I’ve written before, …