Hi. Remember me? I’ve been occupied with *things*. All sorts of things. I’m writing to keep everyone apprised of my current status, because I’m a self-centered narcissist. Last night I received a voice mail from my uncle stating that my grandmother had passed away earlier that evening. My mother called my uncle and discussed with my uncle what was to be done. She relayed to me that Grandma went to sleep and never woke. I…
For those of you who actually keep up with this website, I apologize for the lack of updates recently. I’ve been occupied with mainly family related situations. There was a medical procedure in the family that needed to be dealt with as well as the associated cost and billing issues. Thankfully, most of it has all been resolved. All the people I care for are well and continue to be with me for this journey…
It’s the source of many of our fears. Imagine waiting for your father to come home after your mother finds out you were involved in something of which they both disapproved. Vehemently! It’s where that term “waiting for the other shoe to drop” probably comes from. It boils down to knowing you are going to get punished. That is inevitable. What you don’t know is when it is coming. How it’s going to be meted…
I’m listening to the day’s Planet Money podcast. Near the end there’s a discussion about economists arguing over the matter of the housing bubble during the housing bubble. Namely, whether it was a bubble or not. The past 2 years has pretty much answered that question. I can’t say that what I’m about to state is a benefit of hindsight or age related memory issues, but I’ll state it anyway. I saw it coming. Not…
I’ve heard numerous ideas on that thing that definitively defines us as human beings and they’re all equally as valid as they are invalid. I’ve heard language, opposable thumb and various other explanations. I’m not here to criticize any of them, but I do like one particular reasoning that does a pretty job of providing insight encompassing the wide spectrum of human behavior. It’s been stated that story-telling is an entirely human activity. The ability…