Category Archives: May

May 16, 2023 It recently came about that my modest outdoor seating area got an upgrade in the form of lighting. I’ve never been against such a thing, but I admit it also never occurred to me before now. It wasn’t until the lights were up and running that I realized what a spartan existenceContinue reading “Illumination”

May 5, 2022 The other day, I went into a store and was immediately helped by three considerate employees. These folks knew exactly what I wanted and where to find it. They talked me through my options and I left promptly, glad I had made the trip. There’s no way to tell this story withoutContinue reading “Service Announcement”

May 22, 2021 It might finally be time to put away my winter clothes. I’ve been dutifully folding and packing them, then taking some out again, since early March. Back then, 50 degrees was a heat wave. But each successive cycle saw me getting less tolerant of the cold (until I heard the inevitable “You’reContinue reading “May-be”

All is (not quite) right. May 11, 2021 I said I was busy last month, but most of that was one-on-one activities with friends (or events with a defined endpoint where I couldn’t linger). Last weekend, though, I had the pleasure of going to a real live Event. It came complete with kids running acrossContinue reading “Aftermath”

May 2, 2021 It feels like I just made the switch to a 2021 calendar, and suddenly I’m turning the page from April to May. The April that just ended couldn’t have been more different than the earlier one chronicled on this blog. I had much more of a social life and went to manyContinue reading “Full Circle”

May 25, 2020 The specter of my job starting up again has caused a flurry of commitments to appear on my calendar. Not all of them are work-related, but their net effect is that I feel my free time slipping away. If I’m being honest, the past two or three weeks have been the hardestContinue reading “And How Does That Make You Feel?”

May 17, 2020 I should have known I was inviting trouble with that last post. Things aren’t as sunny here today, in any sense of the word. It started two days ago with the announcement that a local theater group will not open their proverbial doors this year. As with all closures, protecting the healthContinue reading “Change is Swift(s)”

May 14, 2020 After a chilly week that included several late frosts, the sun’s warmth (if not the sun) has returned. It’s fitting, as I have just emerged from what felt like a week-long sleepwalk. On both the weather front and the Grace front, May is looking pretty good all of a sudden. Why? NotContinue reading “Roaring Twenties”

May 5, 2020 Though I rarely look at my calendar nowadays, I can still sense when the weekend has come around.  The neighbors tending their lawns outside my window are visibly relaxed.  In the park a few blocks away, cyclists and dog walkers and fishermen are out in force.  The park, which borders the WisconsinContinue reading “This One Hurts”