Author Archives: Sparky
Seconds, please
This was a week of seconds: a second COVID shot and a second cataract surgery. First, the first second. The second COVID dose was administered efficiently – I was back home 50 minutes after I left. The reaction again was severe muscle aches, but this time the aching lasted just one day instead of two. … Continue reading
“Taken” by Robert Crais
Copyright 2012 by Robert Crais. Published by The Berkley Publishing Group, New York. I have one major complaint about this book and that is the jumbled timeline. There are times when telling a story out of chronological order makes for a better story, but this is not one of them. I found jumping from “6 … Continue reading
Catching you up with my sedate home life
Not much has been happening for the past month at my home site in Fort Myers, largely due to the ongoing pandemic. However, there were a few things worthy of note. First, I took the truck into my favorite local mechanic to replace a light (two actually needed replacement) and, on a whim, asked them … Continue reading
“You are the healthiest person I have seen today”
That is what a nurse-practitioner told me on Wednesday after I had finished my EKG and a small number of other medical tests to clear me for cataract surgery. Of course, being a cataract shop, she was seeing a lot of octogenarians which somewhat cheapened the compliment. But at my age any compliment about my … Continue reading
“The Guilty” by David Baldacci
Copyright 2015 by Columbia Rose Ltd., published by Grand Central Publishing, New York Let me start by saying that the plot in this book is one of the most twisted, perverse and just downright evil that I have ever read. Since I am a fan of Jeffrey Deaver, the master of twisted and perverse, that … Continue reading
I am NOT a loser!
Not this season, anyway. With today’s 23-12 softball victory, my team holds an 8-6 record with 2 games to play. That means that, at worst, we will finish 8-8. Not a losing record. That was my goal – don’t be a loser. Now we have two chances to finish a winner. UPDATE: We ended the … Continue reading
Another dominant softball victory
I haven’t crowed much about my softball team’s highlights because, honestly, there haven’t been many. We are 6-5 with 5 games to play, with a near-zero chance of overtaking the three teams ahead of us in the standings. However… that 6th victory was over the first-place team which came into the game with a record … Continue reading
Got it!
I remain convinced that my opportunity to get a COVID-19 vaccination in February rather than March was an administrative error. I was worried, up until the moment when I presented my ID and it matched a name on the list, that I would be sent home with a message to “come back next month.” But … Continue reading
A thaw in the long, cold COVID winter?
Recently I attended an event at my resort – an outdoor concert with a food truck. I was able to get dinner (a cajun fish po-boy – messy but good) and listen to some very nice music. It was almost like the old days. Still lots of social distancing and some masks worn, but it … Continue reading
Eating for Jett
It is now more than 4 months since Jett’s untimely and very sad demise. During that time I have made great progress (if that is the word) on cleaning up her affairs – terminating credit cards, etc. – and packing up and shipping to her children those items that have more meaning to them than … Continue reading »