I suppose it's all part of the cycle of human life. When we are young, we try to get as much as we possibly can... and as we grow older we want to let go of it again.

Thank you. I understand what you mean about back pain being very tiring. I have an old back injury that I'm always battling and whenever I do some heavy work of some sort, it always lets me know that it's

There's something mildly ironic about the idea that we have to work for peace and quiet! I'm grateful we live in a house that we paid cash for, so we have neither rent nor mortgage to worry about. Property

Methinks you're right! I'd like to think we'll get it, too. Merry Christmas!

That's one of the things I like about it... not getting disturbed.

Thank you! His passing was no great surprise as he had been in the throes of a degenerative illness with no cure for over a year. Still, you're never "prepared" for the finality of the last breath.

You're very kind! I've just been doing this for a very long time; almost 25 years a blogger. Never been much of a "short form" type user, though.

Yes, and that's part of what I find fascinating... how we have very similiar stories across vastly different areas of the planet. How did we come to think of the same things, without having any contact

Indeed. I bet there many aspects of Nigerian folklore that have been shared and handed down across so many ethnic groups for so many generations that they have become mythical, yes?

Ah, to be a fly on the wall in that hangout!

Also, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. That's a fact. I tend to think there's a lot of stuff in the Universe that we simply don't have the capacity to measure/see in our current state of

Ah yes! Definitely a distant relative of the Flying Spaghetti Monster! We actually live right in its natural habitat zone... I personally like myths because they seem more about teaching points than anything

Always brings to mind that old Tears for Fears song: "Everybody wants to rule the world..."

Thank you!

Yeah, you have to be super careful with ingredient lists... particularly nebulous things like "natural flavoring." Aside from shrinkflation, both our local supermarket chains now use the strategy

Yes, I'm pretty sure our friend Isaac was a nutcase by most people's reckoning! And that video? That's just somebody who has a great hobby!

Thank you! And it would not surprise me at all if the sequence of iPhones make it all the way to 28!

Thank you very much!

Oh, I imagine we will eventually get there! Let's face it, Apple loves to introduce new products all the time, and their biggest fans are always standing by to buy the newest and the best. It would not

Thank you for your support, I really appreciate it!