dhaznawFeb 73 minI Was Just ThinkingSometimes, the day calls for a good, ol’ fashioned stream of consciousness; a vomiting of words and thoughts that means nothing to...
dhaznawJan 315 minDrumsticks and Dog TricksWe were driving around on a Saturday not long ago, running errands and thinking about a place to get some lunch. Joan was driving, and I...
dhaznawJan 244 minA Big WishSeveral mornings ago, I was out before dawn. It was a clear morning, and the “nearly-full” moon lit up in the sky like a streetlight, the...
dhaznawJan 174 minDoes This Make Sense To You? (Encore)Like most mornings, one of the first experiences I had today was smelling coffee as it slowly made its way into my cup through a series...
dhaznawJan 104 min"I Remember ... " (heavy sigh)It’s been happening slowly over time, but lately, I’ve become more aware of it. It’s the “looking back” syndrome, one that comes into...
dhaznawJan 33 minFlight 2022, Ready For Take OffNow that we’ve all successfully boarded, and as some of you are still trying to find your seats or jam that overstuffed duffel bag in the...
dhaznawDec 20, 20211 minUntil '22 ...I'm taking the. next two Mondays off, hoping -- like all of us, I'm sure -- to make a fresh start in '22. Whether it's putting a fresh...
dhaznawDec 13, 20214 minHappy-Merry-BirthdayThis is a story about December birthdays and my mom. This time of year, we hear grumblings from folks with December birthdays on how they...
dhaznawDec 6, 20214 minLeading A LEGO-Free LifeLEGO blocks originated in the Billund, Denmark workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, who began making wooden toys in 1932. Two years later,...
dhaznawNov 29, 20214 minA Squirrelly ConnectionI don’t talk to squirrels. (That’s not entirely true.) Sometimes, I do. I’ll talk to a squirrel when it’s at rest (which is rarely) and...
dhaznawNov 22, 20212 minSafe (Again ...)I want to be safe. And I want my family and my friends to be safe. I also want you to be safe, whoever you are. Whether you’re young or...
dhaznawNov 15, 20214 minAnxious EyesNo matter how strong we are (or think we are), or how much perspective we try to bring to our lives and experiences, we all have things...
dhaznawNov 8, 20214 minUnloading My IssuesMoments ago, I unloaded the dishwasher. If you have a dishwasher, you may or may not feel the same way I do, and if you don’t, after...
dhaznawNov 1, 20215 minAnother Halloween In The BooksIt was a typical Halloween for us; typical, anyway, since Joan and I have reached the “other side” of the holiday, and by “other side” I...
dhaznawOct 25, 20214 minLet's Play Armchair Jeopardy!I love Jeopardy!. For purposes of time, I’m not going to list why, since they’d likely be the same reasons you love it (or conversely...
dhaznawOct 18, 20211 minUntil Next Week ...Hi All (or some, or you), Putting my feet up and taking a week off ... OK, feet back on the ground (I almost tipped over in my chair)....
dhaznawOct 11, 20213 minEvery Cone Tells A StoryRecently, I’ve taken an interest in traffic cones. They’re popping up everywhere, sometimes serving a purpose, other times just hanging...
dhaznawOct 4, 20214 minI "Rest" My CaseI like our mattress. I think it’s comfortable, but then again, I’m not all that fussy about things like mattresses, though if asked my...
dhaznawSep 27, 20212 minSpicy Holiday DiscourseToday, I’d like to make a motion to eliminate, once and for all, any and all public discussion and discourse of two topics that arise...
dhaznawSep 20, 20214 minDon't Get Cross(ed)Sometimes, I find myself in benign, everyday situations that for no good reason make me feel – for lack of a better term – “itchy” (not...