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It’s been a long time since I biked in the pitch black night. I really somewhat like it. On a warm night, the darkness is rather inviting. S...

I can’t say that I am one of those who looks for “signs.” As in -- "if the sun shines in the next minute then I will get mumps"… ...

A commenter asked for a translation of the song in the previous post. I was going to do this in the comment section, but then I realized tha...

Has anyone become tired here of the ending summer theme? Really not? Honestly? With the official close of summer (tomorrow afternoon), I put...

I like the idea of stepping outside for a few minutes to take stock of what you’re doing and where you’re heading. A cigarette break sort of...

Suddenly, the Saturday ritual – a trip across the road to the Westside Community Market – is under fire. For three weeks in a row, I’ve igno...

Hi Ed. Do you think, maybe, we could soon, you and I, go shopping at Woodman’s? It has come to this. Woodman’s is Madison’s premier discount...

Oh, indulge me! It was a week of hard work, a week of fighting off viruses that are surreptitiously creeping up Bascom Hill, a week of meeti...

Two tail ends to my day: a quick good bye in French and a greeting in Russian. I have to say that nothing challenges and excites and depress...

Most everyone from my demographic category (past fifty, raised in Europe) will say that our parents tracked our lives less than we track the...

Is it correct to call men without shirts “topless?” Or “half-naked?” In some stores, you’ll read that “shirtless” patrons are not welcome. S...

I’ll say this about Sunday: if you wake up and you remember that most every minute of the day ahead is accounted for, you feel cheated. As i...

On the one hand, old dogs have a hard time with new tricks, on the other, if they’re of a playful disposition, then sometimes they can surpr...