Category Archives: Day-to-Day Encounters

Musings arising from my everyday encounters with situations, people, and stuff, and probing their deep meaning for all humankind.

Beauty with an Edge

A cosmetics store encounter leads to a new insight. Continue reading

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Father Knows Best

A lesson from my father that has stood the test of time. Continue reading

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Gross!

Playing games is harder than it looks. Continue reading

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Two Down

Travel may expand my consciousness; it does little for my mental acuity in the here-and-now. Continue reading

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Flu Shots and Seat Belts

Some thoughts on the nature of advice, triggered by a flu shot. Continue reading

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Anonymous, Eponymous, Eunonymous

Who thought up this plant, anyhow? In fact, who thought up any of them? Continue reading

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Call Centres, Street Theatre, and Guys Named Bubba

Thoughts about an encounter with a call centre lead to a new appreciation for the complexities of the global economy, my own inadequacies, and the dangers of annoying anyone named Bubba. Continue reading

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Lollygaggers & Neurological Deficits

Musings about neurological deficits, prompted by my proven inability to recognize vehicles. Even my own. Continue reading

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Life is a Purse

Sitting in an airport holding pen, I look up, disoriented. Have I missed my flight? As panic rises, the thinking part of my brain rouses. Reluctantly. Sluggishly. Continue reading

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