Category Archives: Life

Autumn, ’tis a bittersweet season

Posted on September 23, 2023 by John Kevin Hickey

But when fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September, it stays awhile like an old friend that you have missed. It settles in the way an old … Continue reading →

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The not-so-subtle art of Death Cleaning

Posted on May 12, 2023 by John Kevin Hickey

I think that many of us, when we reach a certain age, begin to look at all the clutter in our lives and begin to think “damn, I have a lot of crap!”. Then we also begin to realize, that … Continue reading →

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The month of March is a shameless flirt

Posted on March 3, 2023 by John Kevin Hickey

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.  Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, 1861 March is, in my opinion, the strangest … Continue reading →

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