Several months ago, I had another tooth extracted by an oral surgeon. The thirty-seven days of radiation therapy destroyed much of my salivary glands, which produces saliva. And saliva is…
Just a short message to my devoted readers. Today, I decided to delete my Facebook and Twitter accounts. I don’t trust either of these social platforms to protect my personal…
There was a time, some sixty years ago, that I believed that most families had lives like the Cleaver family, of Leave It To Beaver fame. Mrs. Cleaver would often…
The 99B bus was coming into view, and the guy standing beside me at the bus stop had just lit a cigarette. As I was putting some distance between us,…
The first time I heard about LaConner, Washington, was about a year ago. A friend had spent some time there and said that it was a ‘cool’ town. I”ve always…
Every once in a while, I’ll hop in my car and head out on the road – with no particular destination in mind. Today, there’s a Pride Day Parade in…
“Show me your friends, and I’ll know what you are!” ~ Grandma Puffer I remember hearing my dear Grandma Puffer telling me that, and I always believed her. I can’t…
Yesterday, I went for a walk in Gates Park, Port Coquitlam and enjoyed the weather and the great friends I have in the Surrey Trekkers Volkssport Walking Club. But I…
During the Spring of 2017, I separated from a forty year marriage and began planning a new life for Holly Golightly and me. And as much as it pains me to…
I was finally moving into my new apartment, and it had only taken me a week to find it despite the numerous ‘No Vacancy’ signs hanging outside most of the…