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Some stark realizations and landmarks from this week Report on my physical health. I don't know what to do. I never get colds, but I've got sleeve full of snot, and my nose is like a lot of politicians I know, it won't stop running. I'm eating Vitamin C doses like they were gummies because my vitamin C's are gummies. And so are my One a Day's and vitamin D. Why don't they make CBD gummies? The weather outside is frightful. I didn't leave my building for three days last week. It wasn't the cold, I have jackets for that issue. No, it's the ice. I was walking up the eastside of Astor. The sidewalk from just south of the County Claire was a solid sheet of ice. I tried to look for bare spots that I could travel over. It's often like finding the dry rocks in the stream bed to get to the other side of the river with dry feet. Only in this case, I found myself on ice. I couldn't turn around for fear of falling. Taking the trip through the...

Things I Value, And Some I Don't By Jeff Jordan Some friends and I were discussing the operation of a food kitchen; their church runs for the needy. The question came up about older men not wanting to participate. The discussion quickly came down to two points of view. I tended to agree with the opinion that older men looked at a meal in places such as a church, as embarrassing admission of their state in life. The other thought was that possibly older men were taking advantage of the program and those that didn't were not living in the area where the meals were distributed.   It really doesn't make any difference how that discussion finished because we really don't know the answer to the question. But it did get me thinking about how so much has changed in my lifetime. No, I won't try and shock the younger generation about the cost of gas, bread, and cigarette cost "when I was a boy." It's been done already and doesn't make a lot of sense. ...

Pondering My Life Experiences and Suddenly Discovered Limitations by Jeff Jordan  The Beginning of the Long Weekend. Each year my wife travels to New Orleans for the Memorial Day Holiday. She visits her friends Linda and Melinda. I call them the Louisiana Coven. This is not meant as an insult. Rather its a bump in the ribs with a smile and a “You know I love you all” expression.  These ladies speak on a conference call at least once a week. They each represent the leg of a stool, which will not stand if one of them is not involved. My wife needs these trips to keep her sanity. I’m a load, so are our kids and then there’s the “job”.  Just before she left, my wife resigned from her job as the Executive Director of a Museum here in Milwaukee. She had been at this job for five and one-half years. Maria took it from a pile of problems to a well-managed institution. It’s not that her board looked at it that way. I could tell you why she quit but then I might be violati...

Stick It Where The Sun Don't Shine I'm thinking of consulting with friends, who may have flown out of Milwaukee, to reassure me that the sun is still shining. They could assure me that the warming rays of light from the sun are just not penetrating the cloud layer that has taken permanent residency over us. I'm running out of vitamin D supplements. (We got one day of fantastic relief on Sunday, fifty-seven degrees and sunshine.) The Long and Short of It The Academy nominated short films were screened at the Oriental Theater this Sunday. I have to say, given that it’s Super Bowl Sunday, I was surprised that upwards of sixty people attended. Full disclosure: I dislike the Academy Awards. In general, I think award shows are symptomatic of everything that is wrong with America. We actually have lawnmower races for god's sake! Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if You’re a Girl ) - Carol Dysinger, UK, 39 min. Afghan girls go to school, which is a dangerous thing...