Just sayin’ – Warren Bluhm

A life to live

(On Friday I shared the end of a journal that spanned July 2016 to May 2017. Here is how I started that book.) The world is never as bleak as all that. I have spent weeks despairing that my writing prowess is declining, only to wake up this morning to review the last few pagesContinue reading “A life to live”

The comfort of doing nothing

OK, that’s it. I’m turning off the electronic toys for the afternoon. No more sensory input for awhile; let me digest what I’ve been absorbing all day and week. Turn off the TV, sign out of the apps and all the other noise. Let me think about what I think. Then, once I’ve thought forContinue reading “The comfort of doing nothing”

Irony defined

I saw a meme or two to this effect over the weekend, so I’m not the first to think of it. The fight over mandates last year was an interesting one, with the people who didn’t want to be forced to take an experimental gene therapy injection to fight COVID-19 declaring “My body, my choice,”Continue reading “Irony defined”

I won the lottery! Not

What, again? We didn’t win the big jackpot, and despite buying lottery tickets with the same numbers on and off for 35 years, we still haven’t gotten the millions of dollars that would set us up for the rest of our lives. They say the lottery is a tax on the mathematically challenged, but IContinue reading “I won the lottery! Not”

Rabbit hole revenge

“Hey! What the —” the rabbit said as I tumbled onto his head. “Sorry, bun,” I said. “How did I get here?” “I am so over people like you,” said the rabbit, his whiskers twitching. “You fall into my hole, eyes all glazed, rude as can be, land on my head or wake up myContinue reading “Rabbit hole revenge”

Squalor sneaks up on me again

The piles of debris are back. I have accumulated new old records and CDs and books, and more papers have been delivered and not filed away or tossed, and so I see chaos everywhere when I sit down in my easy chair to supposedly relax and write. It’s not easy to see all of this.Continue reading “Squalor sneaks up on me again”

Every life is precious

If we teach kids that people are made in God’s image, each a unique individual to be treated with care and respect, then we teach them to be gentle and loving and caring. If we teach kids that people are squishy targets and it’s fun to blow them away, then we teach them something else.Continue reading “Every life is precious”