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RELATIONSHIP ABERRATION? WHO IS THE ABERRATION, WHO IS ‘NORMAL’

The big question in a relationship aberration is who is who? Who is the aberration for the other, who is the norm. So there I was sitting down to a late lunch with my wife talking about aberrations. I started by using a string as an example. String? Stay with me.

IMPORTANT PEOPLE NEVER TELL YOU, THEY SHOW YOU

Important people need one thing: Someone who knows how important they are. If it’s someone they like, even better. But what if no one feels important enough?

NEW EXPECTATIONS? HOPE ISN’T ENOUGH?

Who says we need new expectations? Every baby boomer on the planet, if they’ve got any awareness. Who else? Every millennial on the planet. They don’t get off so easy. First the old people:

MARRIED LIFE GOING LONG, LONGER, KEEP GOING

Married life seems long when you think how long you’ve been married. Then someone else says they’ve been married longer and calls you newly weds. Newly weds after thirty-seven years? That’s it? I keep it more basic: Every day has a first date feel. You remember first dates?

FAMILY HISTORY FROM BOTH SIDES

Family history comes in two varieties: The first: We don’t talk about that side of the family. The second: We can’t say enough about that side of the family. That’s the starting place for going off the rails.

RECORDING HISTORY LITTLE BY LITTLE

No one is recording history all at once. Those who try have a special name: kooks, nut cases, or bloggers. None of those names are a compliment, but I’m changing that little by little. Starting with:

FRAGILE CONDITIONS FOR A HAPPY LIFE

Fragile conditions lay all around us but we never notice until fragile turns into broken. Speak up too early and you’re ‘One Of Them’, a worry wort, or attention whore, or you’ve too much time on your hands, kind of person. I’ve seen a message, maybe you too, that life on earth is dependent on […]

EATING ETIQUETTE: WHEN TO EMBARRASS YOURSELF

Eating etiquette is a class thing. Yep, it’s a class thing right up until you know better. The difference is between people who grew up with proper eating etiquette and those who recently converted from face-stuffing shovelers. Both groups have names: one is English People, the other is The Rest Of Us.

LIFE CYCLE WITH LOVE

This life cycle image showed up recently. It’s probably been around. Who hasn’t been around. If you’re a baby boomer, I’m looking at you.

TRAVEL BLOGGERS START AT HOME

Travel bloggers come in all shapes and sizes. They’re not all baby boomers reminding others not to litter in new places. “Put your gum in a tissue and drop it in a garbage can, not throw it out the car window.” But they all bring a sense of obsession about where they are at any […]