by PJColando | Jun 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Legend has it that three days passed between when my mother’s father hung this trivet on the kitchen wall, next to the sink used multiple times each day, before my grandmother noticed it. When my grandmother passed, this was my request from their household, my...
by PJColando | Jun 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
My desk is like my mind – an interesting, colorful chaos prevails. I like it that way. My mind and desk are organized; I can find most things rapidly. I like it that way, too. Creative whirlwind types, like me, can compartmentalize. When combustible things...
by PJColando | Jun 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
A half dozen Republicans have already declared their intentions to be our President, in an election that is over 500 days away. With another half dozen stealth-sniffing their trunks around the U.S., seeking to suck up cash. With the $$$$$$$$$$ they garner, we could...
by PJColando | May 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve long known that TIME and MONEY co-vary, but have recently detected a new element in the mix: ENERGY. The co-variance of these components can be drawn thus: My Constant reader friend, where are you on this graphic? Does it shift hour-to-hour, day-to-day? On...
by PJColando | May 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
A dozen purple hearts dance around my wrist alongside a sapphire as blue as my eyes, which not like the middle Eastern evil eye amulet, thank heaven. Amethyst beauties that wouldn’t bedazzle if it hadn’t been for a miracle, a coincidence of God. When...
by PJColando | May 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
KANSAS There it was in print, bold at the top of an ad. The name of one of our favorite rock bands, not the state. In concert in Cerritos. Though it was nearly an hour’s drive north east of our home, Larry and I were down. When we arrived at the concert hall, we...
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