INDEPENDENTLY SPEAKING

I spent a couple weeks doing nothing but eating and coughing, dealing with a mild case of covid. We came out of it just in time to host...

My wife has been working her way through the old episodes of “The West Wing.” I wandered through the living room one day during the scene...

I won my election for county commissioner. I’m a little surprised, because we’re having some real health issues in our family, making it...

I just noticed another dent in my pickup. I don’t know how long it’s been there – it's kind of a crease in the front of the hood. Not a...

It’s seventy degrees and I’m outside painting the siding for my shack. Did I mention it’s the first day in November? That’s about thirty...

The dog lived. That’s all anyone cares about, really. The cats made it, too. And the chickens, although the chickens are routinely my...

My daughter and son in law are on the road. They’re taking a long-delayed trip to foreign lands, so my wife is babysitting. Cat sitting....

It was a good week. I’m not completely sure why. The weather was perfect, which in some parts of the world is a given, but not...

Lspq593-rich Independently Speaking Publication Date 10-6-22 I recently read a newspaper article about a young couple shopping for their...

I made what I feel is some excellent pear vinegar. I was trying to make pear cider. You say to-ma-to, I say to-mah-to. Or something like...