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Now Playing Near You

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The wife and I see the invite to come to the convention center for an evening of desserts prepared by twenty-three area restaurants. A solid plus will be entertainment by duo pianists Felix & Fingers.

Event is sponsored by a local bank, proceeds to pay for scholarships awarded to area high school seniors, price: fifty bucks per couple. We call another couple, our friends, to ask if they wish to join us. They say yes. So we push the button twice and get two printed tickets.

Thursday evening arrives. Dinner is only a snack. Must save room for what’s to … Read the rest “Now Playing Near You”

Being Alone Means Being Nothing Special

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If that sounds nonsensical or illogical, consider how significant it would be if you were the only one taking a test, the only one running a race, the only candidate on the ballot. You wouldn’t be different from anyone else because there would be no one else with whom to be compared.

By virtue of that, you wouldn’t have any measure against which to be valued. Neither would you have any bragging rights or any other claim to fame because none of those rewards would be the least bit significant.

Like it or not, this is the kind of world … Read the rest “Being Alone Means Being Nothing Special”

The Art of Piddling

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Yes, my friends, today we talk about piddling. First, though, we must settle a couple of issues.

Namely, Webster has it all wrong in saying to piddle is to “waste time and dawdle” and that piddling is “trifling and negligible.” To the contrary, piddling is a valuable component in today’s living mix. That brings up the second issue.

We are on a treadmill and the techies keep increasing the speed — go fast, set alarms, cut corners, expedite, increase efficiency, accelerate, streamline, cram it in, toss it out, make a new to-do list, do it faster, run, shove, push, do … Read the rest “The Art of Piddling”