Having My Cake and Eating It Too

It is a miserable rainy day today.  I had a lot of excitement at work this morning, but now it has died down.  I am basically done with my assignments for the day.  There are a lot of projects I could start, but I am not motivated enough to tackle any new work.
 
I am in [...]

Howdy Stranger

I notice that as life goes along, I pick up more and more social responsibilities.  The interactions are equally divided between necessity and drudgery.  Almost all revolve around casual acquaintances.  Not that I don’t like being around people, quite the contrary.  But I find casual acquaintances tedious.  Small talk is not a gift of mine.  [...]

Maintenance

The older I get, the more I realize that most of life revolves around maintenance.  Stuff just falls apart over time.  Having recently completed my 40th orbit of the sun, I now see the future like never before.  My illusions of immortality are shattered.  
My parents visited this week.  They are but 22 years older than [...]