Category Archives: Life

Life Developments of the Automotive Kind

[A few weeks ago….] ME: Hi, I was wondering if you can get my 2012 Kia Soul in for service? It needs an oil change and the ‘Check Engine’ light just came on. MY MECHANIC: Sure, I can get ‘er in tomorrow! … Continue reading

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Four days in the Finger Lakes

I’ve been in love with New York’s Finger Lakes region pretty much ever since we moved to New York in 1981. My first sight of any of those lakes came that first summer. We moved here in June, I think–pretty … Continue reading

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A Quiz!!!

Yup, it’s time to steal another quiz from Roger! Huzzah! 1. Who was the last attractive person you saw? The Wife, obviously! As if there’d be any other answer! 2. Do you have a tattoo? If not, are you going to get … Continue reading

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25 years!

The Wife and I were married twenty-five years ago today. We just got back from a celebratory mini-vacation, and now…our next quarter-century begins. It’s a hard world, folks. Best to walk through it with someone you love.

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On the way home….

My God, I love these lakes. More later. Vacation isn’t over just yet….

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Lookin’ Out My Back Door

As I write this, it’s a little after 9:30 am on Saturday morning, April 16, 2022. Though it has now stopped, this was the scene about an hour ago as I looked over my back yard. Were I to look … Continue reading

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A deeply mundane post

(Revised and greatly extended below.) I am currently sitting in the vestibule of a restaurant waiting to be seated. The wait is 45 minutes, and we’ve been here 15. We’ve never been here before, so here’s hoping! The fact that … Continue reading

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Twenty years a blogger….

Last week a local person graciously cited me as a creative person worth following online, which was a compliment I greatly appreciated! But what really took me back was the description: Three local blogs:@Jaquandor has been posting content on the … Continue reading

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Home again, home again….

And…we’re back! But…where were we? It was the weekend for our annual WinterHounds event, which is a meet-up for greyhound owners that takes place twice a year in the Finger Lakes. Lots of wineries participate, offering discounted tastings and/or purchases … Continue reading

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Brrrr!!!

It’s cold outside! This time of the year in The 716, we’re not usually suffering the kind of cold the Upper Midwest tends to get for weeks (or months) at a time, but we do get bursts of some seriously … Continue reading

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