Helping my Mother-in-law move some thing around I came across some packets of carbon paper. She gave them to me. It is helpful to remember that less than 30 years ago “carbon” was used m...Read More
Here is proof that in 1932 you could buy a shovel for 78 cents: Years ago I bought a copy of the 1932 McMaster Carr industrial equipment catalog. It was a part of a small collection of industrial ca...Read More
When Gore Vidal was told about the death of Truman Capote, in 1984, he responded: “A wise career move.” I think the same is true in this case. His musical talent and showmanship were incom...Read More
The tallest building in Grand Junction, Colorado is the new hospital. Think about this paradox. We are told that there is a health care crisis. The cost of care is too expensive, some people aren&...Read More
While driving the interstate on our Colorado trip we saw a few trucks driven by women. Including a UPS set of triples. It raised the question: “How many women are driving trucks for a living...Read More
“Is it better to go home and perhaps die trying to live, or stay in the nursing home and perhaps live trying not to die?” It is a terrible dilemma not made any better by the pain that make...Read More
I have written about the need when you are old of being able to give up control. I had an interesting juxtaposition of control issues this week and as a result found a tool for learning to give up con...Read More