Last night there was a lunar eclipse on the east coast. Of course, the weather was terrible. It started raining about 10 o’clock last night. Thunder, lightning, the whole shebang. There was a break in the rain about 11:30, but the cloud cover was too thick. There was a brief break in the clouds. ThisContinue reading “Lunar Eclipse”
Category Archives: Life
Dolly Parton
When I was fourteen my family went on vacation to Tennessee. My mom had a rule. Vacations were not strictly for pleasure. We went to King’s Dominion outside Richmond one day, we went to visit the Virginia Capitol the other day. We went to Nags Head one day, we took a tour of an historicContinue reading “Dolly Parton”
Summer’s End
Summer isn’t really over, but last night was the final day of the Dallastown carnival. The kids start school next week. I walked up to Dallastown a few nights ago. I needed the exercise; I’ve been lax, I thought my legs would hate me, but they didn’t. I saw deer on Oak Road as IContinue reading “Summer’s End”
A Moment of Kindness
An elderly man was struggling with the door to one of the coolers at the grocery store. He had his cane in one hand and an item in the other. He was trying to grab the handle with the left hand (the one holding the item) while keeping himself upright with the cane in right.Continue reading “A Moment of Kindness”
Maps in the Sky
This afternoon I took my trash over to the dumpsters, looked up in the sky… …and thought, “Those two clouds look like the Falkland Islands!” And they do!
The Strange Case of the Absent Pencil
Yesterday I found myself dwelling on a strange memory from seventh grade. I didn’t do homework for about two weeks because — and this is going to sound dumb — I had no pencils. And I either didn’t know how to or didn’t want to ask my parents to get pencils for me. It actuallyContinue reading “The Strange Case of the Absent Pencil”
The Dying Days of Exton Square Mall
Exton Square Mall, where I worked for Electronics Boutique after college, is closing for good next week. Here’s a walkthrough video of the almost abandoned mall. At 2:17, the Waldenbooks. I did a book signing there. By the way, I loved the kiosks at Exton. At 3:00, we have the old Auntie Anne’s shop. AtContinue reading “The Dying Days of Exton Square Mall”
Ghost Stories
I encountered a ghost last week. My dad was in the hospital — he had an inflamed and infected gall bladder, which needed to come out, and at eighty-four surgery is not easy to recover from — and I was down in Virginia to be there. I stayed at my parents’ house. Spending all dayContinue reading “Ghost Stories”
A Picture You Can Almost Hear
Look at this picture. Do you hear what I hear? The Windowx XP startup sound? This hillside is almost the default Bliss wallpaper. I’m not going to tell you I didn’t vocalize the startup sound as I took this picture. 😆 It’s only recently that I’ve begun to play that classic computer game Minesweeper. ThereContinue reading “A Picture You Can Almost Hear”
Arguing With Myself
An actual conversation with myself at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet earlier today. “Look! A Farewell to Arms!“ “You have it.” “But…” “You have two copies. And an ebook.” “But I don’t have this one.” “You also don’t need it.” “But…” “Are you going to read it?” “No…” “Then why do you want it?” “I don’t haveContinue reading “Arguing With Myself”