Almost Didn’t Cut My Hair

Manyu likes my hair fairly short; I prefer it long. There is a hair length, however, where my hair starts to curl on the ends and then Manyu likes it long. The trick for me is to ignore her suggestions for a haircut until my hair completely covers my ears. She starts...

Pickle Park

The transparent glass wall that divides the lobby of my gym from the workout areas is used as an announcement board. Information about upcoming special events is handwritten directly on the glass with erasable markers. I usually ignore the messages, but last week one...

Mishap at My Kitchen Window

Last week Clare visited and discovered Jack can no longer jump up on couches and beds, so she went online and ordered him dog stairs. She told me that I should let Jack try them out and, if they didn’t work well, just send them back.  The stairs arrived three days...

Gherkins

I sometimes have more fun writing blogs in the weeks when nothing big happens than in the weeks when something does. Then I am left with a choice. Either I can kick myself for letting a week go by without having a small adventure or I can write about recent events...

A Little More Mustard

Last week I mentioned that decent writing skills helped me get through college. The ability to write and the desire to write have other benefits as well. For example, writing is an excellent deterrent to multitasking. When I am composing a paragraph for a blog or book...
Steven Simpson