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This New Ruling Just In…
It is now official; in a stunning reversal of a previously firmly held opinion, the Court of Russell has just ruled that retired people MAY use the word “vacation.” As you might recall, the Court originally held (in its 2019… Continue reading
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Old, Fresh, and Green
Here it is, year 3.5 and I am still not sure I have this thing figured out. The “thing” to which I refer is, of course, retirement. OK. I’m not dumb. I know what the word itself means… even without… Continue reading
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New Old People
Isn’t life amazing? This morning I read an article in the Washington Post about an A.I. bot that came up with a detailed promotional strategy (including artwork for a logo, in-depth social media posts, shooting script for a video, and ad copy) for a… Continue reading
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A New/Old Look
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but I grew a beard! (Going by spelling alone, that sentence seems as if it SHOULD rhyme. But of course, it doesn’t. English! Bah humbug!) Why did I grow it? No… it wasn’t because… Continue reading
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Frozen People
I knew it was coming, just as surely as the next episode of The Lone Ranger on Saturday morning TV. When I was a wee lad and we made the 415-mile trek to see my dad’s parents in St. Louis,… Continue reading
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“Let me OFF!”
Well, it’s that time of year again. It is the time of year when the antennae of clergyfolk in the United Methodist Church are exquisitely attuned to every minor shift in the wind, every minute rise or fall in barometric… Continue reading