Category Archives: Mild-mannered opinion

splashing around

Let’s be concise: Living in hospitals is like diving in swimming pools— the exit can be problematic. Sign above urinal: “Please do not throw things in urinal.” I did not see things in urinal worth throwing. Nor would I climb … Continue reading

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next door

Since that early autumn 911call my wealthy neighbours have changed. We used to share hedge trimming sometimes get together for barbecue and we were even planning a trip to Mexico together but that crash changed everything. We haven’t exchanged two … Continue reading

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tin ceiling

In Firenze, we stayed in wonderful upstairs sun-washed rooms with a marble bathroom not the kind that is glued on wood over drywall but the kind that was built one fitted stone at a time on the limestone base of … Continue reading

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