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...
by PJColando | Oct 31, 2024 | blog post, rant, sorrow
So, on Thursday, October 24, I endured a lumbar spinal puncture ordered by my specialty neurologist, who’s in the hunt for a diagnosis for my intermittent muscle spasms/joint jerks. For nearly four years, this disturbing condition has ruled my life to varying...
by PJColando | Sep 17, 2024 | blog post, rant
I love the telephone; it can be so intimate. The voice carries so much humanity, even the silent pauses speak… Its communication facility keeps our loved ones who live in Elsewhere, USA, near and dear. But I’m not too fond of FaceTime. It’s a quirk of...
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