Christmas edition — I’ve always loved the idea of the 12 Days of Christmas. No need to squish all the holiday fun into a single day when there is so much good feeling to go around. Thanks to my Medium friend, Rodrigo S-C, I decided to try this challenge this year. This or That questions: 1. Christmas…

Surprisingly, they came from my Christmas ornaments — I like Christmas. I know some people don’t like it or celebrate a different holiday around the time of the solstice. But for me, Christmas is one of my favorites. When Susan and I got married, it was the second time for each of us, and we came to our…

Satirical, of course; I don’t wish any actual harm to come to anybody. Really. — Tech News Story 1: “Satan Recalls Musk, Zuckerberg, Gates, and Bezos.” In a short pre-dinner speech before assembled demons, Satan praised the men for their outstanding worldwide havoc-wreaking accomplishments at a homecoming banquet held in their honor. Entertainment after the feast included a roast of the four led by Steve Jobs. All had a hellishly good time. …

And some that have gotten me into trouble — One of my favorite writers on Medium is Rodrigo S-C. He pulls no punches, always has something interesting to say, and is a writer whose work is easy to get caught up in. He wrote a piece titled: 10 Songs That Made Me and used prompt ideas to post videos…

But some days, it’s tempting to think otherwise — I wrote a story about potato chips the other day and how they wound up in the market that I like to shop in. …

Somedays, I wish the world was simpler — I went to my favorite grocery store yesterday because I wanted to get my cats the treats they enjoy. In all honesty, their Dad was looking for an additional bottle of wine he had had the night before and was hoping they had another bottle. My favorite store is The…

And enjoy my life — I believe we each have the ability to choose how we live our days. I also think that many of us have been trained by society as a whole that negative events count more than positive ones. I am not sure why this is true, but I believe it. I…

On purpose —

Short shiny stories vibrantly alive A story came into my feed by the brilliant writer Nancy Blackman, MASF, who also owns The Shortform publication, in which she wrote 10 stories of 10 words, each accompanied by an image featuring a particular color. I thought it looked like fun, so I…