Siftings
Jun
02
Zen Gardening
A text comes through from the first-born. Amanda’s passed a test she had to take for her new teaching position. “Of course you did” I reply. Like there’s some chance a multiple-choice test is going to trip her up. A wonderful Memorial Day weekend of NorCal wanderings leaves many memories. ...
May
26
Reading Recommendation
I covered team as family stand-in a few days ago (here), but this (here) is much more poignant and well worth a few minutes of your time whether you're a baseball fan or not. Get a tissue at the ready.
May
22
Pie; Chart
Just a day. Best of times and worst of times already taken so, just a day. Thereabouts nineteen and a half thousand so far and, let me check the official Social Security life expectancy table (fun times, click here) … twenty-seven point zero one years left. Rats. Now I have to convert .01 years...
May
20
Craig’s Friday Countdown Best Endings
Caught in a meeting going nowhere, two Siftings rattling around in my head, but it’s not like I can whip out the laptop and start maneuvering words into order. But I can hand write a list and make it look like I’m taking notes. Thus (off the top of my head, so I could be way off) the best ending...
May
15
Sea sons
It took a while to sink in. For any number of reasons. There were games underway. These were all new diamonds. We were (more than likely) losing. They were the other team. I have a day job. I’m not the swiftest tool in the shed. Add your own favorite, if you like. Just saying. It took a...
May
11
Priors
Just tinkering with the Jeep in the driveway, a neighbor stops by. The prior Jeep, the prior driveway, one of the prior neighbors. All these priors, must be the prior town; Davenport. A few days in Iowa was fantastic, as Iowa always is. One day in Davenport was … well, Davenport, as it...
May
08
Wherever Is Your Heart ...
“Where are you from?” The hotel manager waiting for the elevator small talk question spurs the same response from Colin and me. Davenport. Thus satisfied, Mr. Inquisitive moves on to engage the next targets while Colin and me have the discussion walking down the hallway to 414. He’s from...
May
05
Bearable Lightness
It’s not yet light. Which is not to say it’s dark. 5:00 a.m. getting on the 101 in Salinas. Up to San Jose for the first of two fast tubular things that’ll end with a shudder, bump and a few seconds of (I’ve had worse) deceleration in Des Moines. I’m on my way to the best job I’ve ever had;...
Apr
29
Know Exceptions
“That’s a balk!” Top of the seventh, tie score, bases loaded and no outs. The very definition of “a bit of a jam” in high school baseball. Blue Number One got us into the jam and now Blue Number Two has a brain snap and decides a pitcher can’t take the ball out of his mitt while standing on the...
Apr
22
Craig’s Friday Countdown Non-Earth Planets
Earth Day reminds me that Earth remains my first choice in planets, but this bonus edition countdown ranks the other ones ... just in case.
10. Mercury – SPF 1,000,000 tough to find.
9. Neptune – Two years on the shore of Lake Superior was cold enough.
8. Jupiter – Red spot creeps...
