Spark for Life

Spark for Life

It was Father’s Day a year ago when I was rescued from a tough situation and came to live with the Colandos. It was the best day of my life, I thought. But things just got better and better. I’ve listed ten strategies that helped to make it so. Strategy 1:...
Another Pass at the Pool

Another Pass at the Pool

So, another morning in the gym’s pool, exercising in the water’s buoyancy so there’s less stress on my troubled knees. While it should be a daily endeavor, I’m pleased with once a week. I’m not a fan of sweating so swimming suits. So,...
Marriage: the Words  and Deeds that Work

Marriage: the Words and Deeds that Work

I used to lament that my mother didn’t include me in meal prep, No matter, I married a traveling salesman, so nightly meal prep wasn’t necessary in our realm. Besides, cooking for one is not fun. Lean Cuisine and other frozen meal makers sufficed for me. A...
Now and Then AI Serves Us Well

Now and Then AI Serves Us Well

It’s a Miracle! AI has done a good deed. John Lennon’s voice, refreshed with AI technology from a tinny demo tape, has been reunited with the rest of the Fab Four… including George Harrison who is also gone. And it’s not the weak entry that...
I live atop an Ant Farm

I live atop an Ant Farm

Ants have infested my space again, in fact, many of them. Ants lurking in the kitchen, in our master bath, on my writing desk. Quelle horreur! It couldn’t be that the writer (moi), who attempts to write uncanny words, viewpoints, and general tomfoolery, snacks...
Does Your Home Spark Joy?

Does Your Home Spark Joy?

For nearly a dozen years, Marie Kondo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Kondo has espoused at-home minimalism. Her brand is hyper-organization, though she’s recently admitted publicly that she’s found her plan unsustainable after the birth of her third...