The Problem Is …

It's almost over, but not quite. It's New Year's Day and some important decisions need to be made and acted on--today--and not one day later...and just when I thought the pressure was off. It's about food, and apparently what we eat today is going to affect the whole...

I am in the midst of trying to organize a move across the country and I have just found out I have two problems. The first, I was surprised to discover, is a credibility problem. This has been brought to my attention in the last few days, and to tell you the truth, I...

Personally, I've never really believed it--that saying 'no' is the fast track to 'yes.' The subject is dating. Is this a law of physics? If it is, that explains it--I never took physics. Recently I was privy to a conversation that was taking place between two single...

I am not me. That's what I learned last night. Boy, was that a shock, but it sure could explain a lot of things too. And to think I had to move all the way across the country to learn this. It was one of those quintessential California experiences that abound in the...

Every year that I actually get around to doing Christmas cards, I realize again (this isn't news), that I am a bona fide nut case-an obsessive compulsive one at that. Just finding the right card to send becomes a search that consumes days, weeks, and months--providing...

My latest craving has been for Roquefort cheese. I used to hate Roquefort. It was when I was living in France that I learned first to eat around the green. Amazingly, I loved the taste of the white part--and then little by little, I didn't even notice the green and...

I feel like I've been through more Sundays in just one week than can normally fit into a decade. Has the time between Christmas and New Year's Day always been like this? It seemed much more pronounced this year, at least to me...one Sunday just melting into the next,...

I have a membership at a gym. I think we used to call them health clubs, and maybe we still do. Mine is called a gym, however, but it's still a health club, at least as far as I can tell. I try to get there 3-4 times a week, usually on weekdays, but sometimes on the...

This morning I made two discoveries. The first was that my Jeep had a flat tire. That was unfortunate because I was due for a business appointment at another location in 10 minutes from when the discovery was made. So I got to try out my AAA membership for the first...