It was May 2020, a couple of months after COVID 19 had launched, and was successfully orbiting the earth. We were in the lockdown,...

I am always taken a little aback; unexpectedly caught by surprise, when I see a sign on the door of a toilet, in a restaurant for...

Looking back over my life, I can see there have been dozens of moments that were absolutely real to me. Moments I didn’t ask for, expect,...

I was noticing that though a tree is a tree, each one is different. One could say that all are imperfect, mis-shaped, gnarled, damaged,...

Is there anyone else who wonders about the unintended effect of saying a tornado, or earthquake or other such ‘natural’ tragedy “Was an...

Ted Reads Random Thoughts May 2025 A friend wrote a piece about how Joy had been a lifelong companion. I’d say the same, although I...

I was reading about a new drug that was being lauded as a “game changer.” That meant it would change people’s lives. It made me wonder...

From my perspective, a three-ring circus rolled into Washington in January and a bunch of things that the carnies, clowns, barkers,...

I was talking with a friend of mine about whether or not a caterpillar that dies before it becomes a butterfly is a bad/sad thing. How do...

A while back, as I was trying to make sense of what I was experiencing as a citizen of the United States during these unique times, I...

I recently watched the Bob Dylan movie, A Complete Unknown. During the 1960’s the protest songs of the ‘30’s (which was The Great...

Over the next three missives, I will be sharing the answers to some perturbing questions that have been forming for a while. This one has...

Four months into this regime, my friend quipped, “It’s too bad that politics isn’t fool proof.” Good one!!! Turns out I was wrong,...

One of the “things” currently in vogue (and has been for thousands of years) is the “Love your neighbor as yourself,” commandment in...

I received a call one Tuesday night from a friend who told me Tony, a mutual friend of ours, who lived alone, had barely managed to dial...

I recently heard someone refer to themselves as a “cow puncher.” I understand what that means in terms of what they do, but I was...

After “Tripping” 50-60 times while I spent last August in the hospital, and making my best attempt to put the wordless into words, I’ve...

Understanding What and How The recent election was disconcerting to me . Not so much because a particular party won, but because it...

I was wondering why I have never heard what Mary called her little lamb, as in its name. And was the black sheep BaBa by name? ...

Fair warning. This blog is about twice the size as normal. To remind everyone, I had a subdural hematoma that slowly developed over...