Paul Deaton
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One week into my new job at the home, farm and auto supply store I believe I can make it. I move a lot of 40 pound bags of pet food, 50 pound bags of bulk grains and 70 pound sand tubes, providing upper body exercise without straining my back or shoulders. I can do… Read more
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Sixty nine percent of adults age 20 and older were overweight during the period 2011 – 2012, according to the Centers for Disease Control. We hear constantly from medical professionals, dietitians, mass media, politicians, friends and family: to do something about being overweight — and we should — moderate our caloric intake and move. Despite such commonplaces,… Read more
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Having yesterday off work at the home, farm and auto supply store, I made a trip to the grocery store and considered last year. Here are some highlights for interested readers. Reading list. A key realization was most of my reading — and I still do a lot — is short articles, mostly on my… Read more
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As my 65th trip around the sun begins, here are some things about where I’m going. Without good health, family and friends, and a sound financial system, it will be difficult to do much beyond the lot lines where we spend most of our time. I’m lucky to be in good health and working on… Read more
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Chard and celery are growing in the garden and not ready to pick. It’s Dec. 25 for heaven’s sake! Grass is greening and water is standing in the ditch. Ambient temperature is 30 degrees — freezing, but not quite. The spring-like weather belies the holiday decorations inside our home. Our daughter pulled back to back… Read more
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Tomorrow is winter solstice and I’m ready for days to get longer. A new year’s hope begins. We spent yesterday decorating the house for the Christmas holiday. I ate a slice of the fruitcake sent by Mom. This morning I’m drinking coffee from the Boynton reindeer Christmas mug, and settling into habits formed long ago.… Read more
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Most creative Americans I know have a sense of responsibility about their lives. Artists, writers and musicians accept lowly paid creative work when they can get it and find other, supplemental funds to pay bills. We all have bills and there are consequences for failing to pay them. It is a constant struggle, leading some… Read more
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When our family lived in Indiana, the 1988 Democratic nominee for president was mostly decided when our May 3 primary arrived. Michael Dukakis had been dominating previous primary contests and was expected to get the nod for president. He did. If I voted in that primary (don’t remember) it was a harbinger of what I… Read more
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Yesterday the 21st Conference of the Parties, including 195 nations, adopted an agreement to curtail greenhouse gas emissions. A few people I know attended, but mostly the names and faces of the negotiators and players were reduced to certain heads of state and prominent activists. Short version: now that the agreement is made, governments must… Read more
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