Political Profiling

I’m visiting my better half in Houston for a few weeks.  I don’t hate it, it being Texas.  But I can’t stop staring at people to weigh who they voted for in 2024.  For instance, this morning I was in a fancy coffee shop.  Usually this clientele would...

Me, Myself and I

Me:  Table for one, please. Them:  Would you like the counter instead? Me:  No I’d like a table for one. Them:  No waiting for the counter.  Twenty minute wait for a table. Me:  But there’s three open tables by the bathroom. Them:  Well they’re for...

Medi-cares

Do they?  They’re mostly pests that feed on older people’s vulnerability. Their flash cards include words like copay, tier one or two drugs, supplemental plans, advantage plans and medigap.   I got something in the mail the other day that showed promise in...

Pontius Pilate

Who the hell is he?  His name only comes up around this time of year. Every Spring somebody ascends and sitteth next to Pontius Pilate.   And why is he a Pilate and not just a Pilot?   Is Jesus sitting on a Pilates ball? Pontius does have a decent sense of fashion....

Patience

The older I get the less I have of it and the tiniest things rev my engine.  Like just this morning.  I was hungry and weighed all the morning eating options that don’t have sugar in them.   A) Good luck and B) Thanks to my faltering eye sight, I can’t...