Observations

This is a collection of things that I see in front of and behind my eyes. These posts have been published near daily since October 2016.

Garbage Hoops

The garbage truck stopped at the curb in front of the overflowing trash can. Two hula hoops lay on top of the bags. The trash collector picked up the hula hoops, paused, put

Birdsong Ubiquity

It seems that every book I read, whether it's literary fiction, mystery or non-fiction, somewhere along the way a character notices the birdsong, or they are more likely to notice the

Music for Dogs

I really need to figure out how to explain music to my dog. Every time I put on record in the living room he is surprised by the blast of sound that surrounds

We Make Fence

A landscaper's marketing refrigerator magnet listed a variety of services: mowing, edging, seeding and many more. But one of them slipped by the proofreader. Buried among the bullet points was We

Ill-advised Brand Extensions

Wonder Bread now packages and sells Wonder Texas Toast and it makes me think that the following never made it off the drawing board: Wonder Naan Wonder Pita Wonder Matzoh