Needs must: from the site : https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/needs-must.html: Necessity compels. In current usage this phrase is usually used to express something that is done unwillingly but with an acceptance that it can’t be avoided; for example, I really don’t want to cook tonight, but needs must, I suppose. There are things you do when you are part... Continue Reading →
Brain Fog and Pain
Part I: Some things are just inexplicable. I ordered two magnetic cards for the washing machine in the laundry room of my building. The envelope arrived and there was nothing in there but the letter saying "here are the cards you ordered". No cards. Annoying, right? So I write them back and they said they'd... Continue Reading →
The Things that Count
So I'm fifty six, and I'm trying to find my head around this fact. How did I get so old? (Easy answer, by not dying before, but it's still shocking.) I've been chugging through certain memories and feelings and realizing that they don't always make sense. In some memories, I felt one way at home... Continue Reading →
Ducks in a Line
I've just had the most lovely day not doing anything productive at all. So I've been having all these articulation problems and for the second time, I've done my "articulation" day, which pretty much comes down to going for a bike ride then plunging in the lake at the end. The lake is about 15°C,... Continue Reading →