April 23, 2020
I’ve only played the role of “matchmaker” once in my life and it gives me great joy to be able to say that the objects of my “scheme” are still happily married after many years! My experience in that role… Continue Reading…
April 23, 2020
As a LYFT driver I have a front seat (literally) vantage point for seeing a lot of strange phenomena. One that I have observed, of late, is the proliferation of strange hair colors and I wonder “why?”. In the last… Continue Reading…
April 23, 2020
Almost 20 years ago I stood on the front step of 1746 Vizaleea St, in Dubuque, with my arms wrapped around my teen-aged daughter as we wept together before going into the house. It is a vivid memory made even… Continue Reading…
April 23, 2020
Teens and early 20’s people don’t know how to dress for the very cold weather (no jacket, no gloves, no hat). Older folk don’t know how to dress for the very cold weather (pajamas and boots with hats but light… Continue Reading…
January 14, 2020
It was a 5:15 am call for a ride that had me headed to the local laundromat this morning. As I drove in that direction I got a text message saying, “I have some laundry, so I need some trunk… Continue Reading…
January 13, 2020
One of the most interesting things, for me, in being a LYFT driver is the discovery of how many young baby mommys there are who eschew the use of infant car seats for their little ones when they bring them… Continue Reading…
January 11, 2020
I was up at 5 a.m. this morning and eager to discover how large a bite had been taken by the “teeth of the storm” that we were anticipating yesterday afternoon. Not having had any appreciable snowfall since Halloween, there… Continue Reading…
December 16, 2019
Linda and I arrived home yesterday, after being away for a tad more than a week. We ended our craft/vendor sale season with back-to-back shows in Oelwein and Peosta on Friday and Saturday the 6th and 7th; then drove to… Continue Reading…
December 12, 2019
Today I slept in until 8am. I was awake at 5:30 but decided to keep sleeping in hopes that the bird friends I have been making would not take exception to the fact that I stood them up. I’ve been… Continue Reading…
December 11, 2019
Looking at the twinkling stars in the pre-dawn sky and then standing with my feet in the water at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico, listening to the ceaseless rhythmic thrum of the waves falling on the shore, as… Continue Reading…