melancholy

November don’t get no respect

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To paraphrase one of the late Rodney Dangerfield’s famous sayings: “[November] don’t get no respect.” Most people see it as a grim, gloomy month with no redeeming features except for the after-thought of Thanksgiving. But November is one of my… Read More ›

Missing Work

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It’s sixteen months since I retired and for the first time I’m feeling a little ache when I think about the job I held for 27 years. I wouldn’t actually like to suddenly be back at my former workplace so… Read More ›