by PJColando | Jan 27, 2026 | blog post, rant
After several years postponement, I finally succumbed to knee replacement surgery in early September. While it hasn’t been my favorite procedure, it wasn’t the worst and it was necessary. Post-procedure pain management was mostly effective and reading a...
by PJColando | Jan 13, 2026 | blog post, rant
My inability to thread a needle, a task simply accomplished throughout thousands of hours of sewing tasks, is harassing my patience. Thank goodness I have little need to do it other than replace the occasional button or repair a garment’s hem loose threads....
by PJColando | Jan 7, 2026 | blog post, rant
Writing is an esteemed, yet difficult endeavor, a craft to be admired when well done. Via pen or pencil, people bled onto the page, pounded typewriter keys or computer keyboards, stared at walls for inspiration, and chewed nails in deadline desperation. Some took a...
by PJColando | Dec 30, 2025 | blog post, rant
The ease of email and texting – and the absense of cost – is a marvel to me. Magnificent and fine, indeed. Likewise, the spectacularly animated digital cards that I sent to friends and family at birthdays and Christmas this past year. Circumventing the...
by PJColando | Nov 25, 2025 | blog post, rant
I’m feeling nostalgic and more a little picqued. Twelve weeks post knee replacement, I long to resume my healthy lifestyle activities to accompany the cessation of pain. Weekly I participated in water aerobics, yoga, and tai chi, activities recommended by health...
by PJColando | May 13, 2025 | blog post, rant
We’ve all acclimated to the phenomen of one sock of a pair vanishing while tumbling in the dryer, never to be seen again. Right, Constant Reader? While a matched set of socks are required for public wear, such as while jogging, I don’t jog, so it’s...
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