I wasn’t looking for it. I was heading to a boring meeting when Dionne Warwick’s voice slipped into my brain. “What’s it all about, Alfie?” It brought back memories of a movie I saw when I had just broken into my twenties. Michael Caine played a young fellow who was …
I’m prone to falling. Not a good thing at my age. Particularly when you have your hands in your pockets. Now, when I climb the rocky hill across our creek, Poncer Mountain (named after our first dog), I never have my hands in my pockets. I’m ready for the fall that is bound …
I have a close friend. Let’s call him Buzz to throw him off. Buzz bugs me. He knows everyone I know and all of the people those people know. We can’t go into a restaurant or walk in downtown Carson City without hearing, “Hey Buzz, let’s get together soon,” or “Don’t …
Back when my company, The Change Companies, experienced a rapid spurt of sales, our small team needed to spend day after day putting our pages into three-ring binders. The employees were weary of this dull work. Going home after eight hours with numerous paper cuts, my …
In grade school, Velvet Abbot really ticked me off. Whenever the class received a treat, perhaps a cookie or a candy bar, the rest of the class gobbled it up like normal kids do. Hours went by, and there would be Velvet, still with her treat in the middle of her desk for all …
A few months ago, I was honored to enter the Lyons Township High School Hall of Fame. It came as a complete surprise, and I felt happy and humbled by joining some famous former graduates. After riding in the lead car in the homecoming parade and throwing candy to the kids …
Thirteen nights ago, a powerful voice from on high broke through my brain fog: “Donald Duffy, you are commanded to follow these Six Golden Rules. If you obey, you will live on and on and lead flocks of other aging men and women.” The powerful voice, with background …
Sometimes I use a cane. Sometimes I don’t. It depends on the circumstances. If I’m climbing the uneven ground going up our mountain, absolutely yes. If I’m going for a walk in downtown Carson City, I’ll go cane-less. However, a deeper dive into cane or no-cane scenarios …
I have normal hobbies. This may not be one of them. I can follow one ant for hours. Not any old ant. Ants live in organized, cooperative communities. I watch and pick out one, generally a busy worker. My choice yesterday was Art the Ant Angel. I chose Art because he was …
For the many, many blog readers (more than seven) who noticed I had gone AWOL, I apologize. I got caught with a combination of illnesses while attempting to take care of some overdue medical procedures in Scottsdale, Arizona. It wasn’t pretty. And it got worse. Preparing to …
