1 terrifying news consumption revelation

Analyzing political news consumption sources gives a fascinating (and frightening) look into America’s red-blue divide. According to an NBC News poll, Biden holds an 11-point lead among traditional news consumers (newspapers, national network news, and cable news) in...

1 MADDENING UNCONTROLLABLE SQUIRREL

Rocket (Rocky) J. Squirrel has made one too many appearances at my birdfeeders lately, and I am fed up. Last summer he managed to jump to one of my baffled shepherd’s hooks with no feeder, then to another feeder that has a pull-down bar to shut off the seed when a...

3 ENLIGHTENING THOUGHTS ABOUT RETIREMENT

Last week I attended my brother’s retirement party. Dr. Ted Watson is winding up a distinguished career as a professor of chemical and biological engineering at Colorado State University. The experience brought on thoughts about the whole idea of retirement. According...

1 nasty sharknado trauma

One recent Friday morning, a Sharknado warning at 5:30 a.m. sent me flying from the bed, my heart racing a million miles an hour.            “Get up now. There’s a Sharknado coming. Stay away from the windows and stick with me if you want to live. This is not my first...

1 SPELLBINDING WOMEN’S GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Chevron Championship women’s golf tournament in the Woodlands (ending April 21, 2024) was spellbinding. What mesmerized me was the number of girls attending. My heart leaped when I observed girls and their fathers as well as girls with their mothers streaming into...

1 unexpected rat’s nest

Rat’s nest. Yes, I said rat’s nest. Those of you who follow me know that I have been plagued by mice. My last sighting was in August 2023. I’ve been riding high, assuming I won the war. But no, the Mouse King sent his cousin, the rat, to harass me. And frankly, the...
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