Don’t go to Goodwill that much anymore. I definitely did a lot when I was poor and then when budgets were tight. Thought I’d check them out to see if they had only VHS players so I could throw one in the bedroom. Instead, ended up finding a 22 inch HP monitor for $20. I…

My wife and I are frustrated. We’re frustrated with people who sell things online, say on sites like Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. Let me tell you a personal story. I saw something I really wanted to purchase on FB Marketplace last night. I messaged the seller and we negotiated the asking price from $100 down…

I knew a long time ago, you know, back in the 1980’s, that people, in general, aren’t good listeners. I think about it most days so it wasn’t unusual that it came up for me today at the gym while I was on the treadmill. So let me talk about that. The worst listener of…

Today’s my last day of R&R. Tomorrow I start in again with work, or more accurately, trying to work with symptoms most people wouldn’t be able to tolerate, much less work while experiencing. Of course it’s been call after call to doctor’s trying to get the one medication that’s been of any help since July,…

So, out of the blue I found an old-new monitor on FB marketplace last night. It has much of the look of my 1973 Blackstripe Toshiba CRT TV so I absolutely had to pick it up. Smaller than the “screen” (oldish flatscreen TV) I was previously using, but the resolution on it was shit and…

It’s been a pretty terrible week for my health. Can’t seem to find anything that helps besides laying in bed—and laying in bed doesn’t bring in the pay check so I force myself in front of the computer as long as I can, sitting, typing, trying to think, hating myself for taking three times as…

I’ve been a user of Facebook since about 2007. It was a late introduction, given that I’m not predisposed to follow trends (I’ve generally always had a severe allergy to fashion), but I got on because an ex had been using the platform and I finally decided I wanted to see what it was all…

…then maybe I could get it all out. Or at least, get enough out that I felt satisfied. But as it is, I wake up feeling hung over from whatever health condition I’m struggling with (whether or not I’ve been on the juice, which I haven’t had a drop of since last Friday), push myself…

I’ve been dreading today’s trip to the doctor for three days. Well, correction, not a doctor, but my nurse practitioner, who I’ve only met once before. And I have to say, I like the guy; he amazes me, with the exception that as near as I could tell he didn’t call up my specialists as…

I hate dancing. I’ve always hated dancing. And often, I have felt like it’s a shortcoming. But I don’t get it. At least, social dancing, with and around other people. I feel no emotion. Get me alone, though, listening to music, in the right mood, especially after a couple of drinks, and I’ll dance a…