After nine surgeries, many serious, between March 2022 and May 2026; dealing with "white liberal women" for many decades; and enduring close to one thousand rejections, both professionally and personally, including 414 rejections by women in 18 months with a video-dating service in the mid-1990s, I don't think there is anything left for me to fear. ... maybe scary movies.
Quizzical Sojourns 2
Observations and Practices of a Self-Proclaimed Bohemian
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Fear
After nine surgeries, many serious, between March 2022 and May 2026; dealing with "white liberal women" for many decades; and enduring close to one thousand rejections, both professionally and personally, including 414 rejections by women in 18 months with a video-dating service in the mid-1990s, I don't think there is anything left for me to fear. ... maybe scary movies.
Pies & Sticks
From husband Bill, Sept. 23, 2026
When I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s, I enjoyed Swanson chicken pot pies. We didn't have them often. My wonderful wife makes them from scratch.
From husband Bill, Sept. 23, 2026
I'm going to eat a couple of sticks today. I like them.
From husband Bill, Sept. 23, 2026
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Yankees Win, Lose
The New York Yankees never disappoint. You can always count on the opposing team to score runs against them in the late innings and for three Yankees players to position themselves under a pop fly only to have it drop to the ground among them.
Today (double header)
Rays 0, 2 Yankees
Rays 6, Yankees 1
Sept. 22, 2026
Today Is ...
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
I never liked cones. I always chose a cup, since I was a kid in the 1960s.
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
I prefer dark chocolate.
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
I like brown butter, but I don't like when people say it has a nutty taste. For me, only nuts taste nutty.
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
I used to write in a journal until one day in the mid-1980s I stopped and then started writing poetry. I thought that writing my heartfelt and spiritual thoughts as poems was better than writing about my mundane exploits in a journal.
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
Vote Red.
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
Trump TV
I am glad to know this. As a MAGA Republican and a retired journalist (September 1982 to May 2017), I find this to be terrific. My profession has devolved into liberal propaganda, and it breaks my heart. (I always kept my political beliefs out of my profession.)
Sept. 22, 2026
Monday, September 21, 2026
Today Is ...
From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026
I grew up on Long Island, New York, specifically Babylon and West Islip; I lived in upstate New York: Cornwall-on-Hudson, Newburgh, Wallkill, and Wellsville; and I worked in New York City for seven years (1991-1998). I have lived in six states: New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Missouri, New Jersey, and Florida.
From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026
I do like pecan cookies, specifically Pecan Sandies.
From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026
I like the occasional chai tea.
From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Wife Appreciation Day: Video
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
I created and uploaded onto my YouTube channel this video to honor my wife on Wife Appreciation Day, the third Sunday in September (Sept. 20, 2026). ... (length: 1 minute, 19 seconds)
Wife Appreciation Day (Sept. 20, 2026)
Today Is ...
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
Today on Wife Appreciation Day (third Sunday in September), I thank my wonderful wife for all she has done for me, including continuing to be my caretaker after my nine (9) surgeries between March 2002 and May 2026. ❤️
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
If I am feeling mainstream, I'll go for a pepperoni pizza with extra cheese. If not, then I'll go for my favorite pizza topping: pickled capers. My other favorite toppings are eggs that are broken raw onto the uncooked pizza and then baked. I also like artichoke hearts and anchovies.
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
At our fraternity (Alpha Phi Delta) parties at university in the early 1980s, we drank fruit punch mixed with ginger ale or Sprite and with Everclear (95% grain alcohol) in huge punch bowls. (fun times)
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
I like string cheese. Of course, I peel it to make the stringy strands. I actually do have Polly-O string cheese in the fridge, so I will indulge today.
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
I like fried rice, especially teriyaki-style.
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Today Is ...
From husband Bill, Sept. 19, 2026
When I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s, I enjoyed Snack Pack butterscotch pudding, as well as Snack Pack chocolate pudding. My mom would put one can in my lunch to take to school.
Sept. 19, 2026
Friday, September 18, 2026
Review: Ginger Beer Video
From husband Bill, Sept. 18, 2026
I created and uploaded onto my YouTube channel this beverage review video for Fever-Tree Blood Orange Ginger Beer (non-alcoholic). (length: 3 minutes, 26 seconds)
Review: Blood Orange Ginger Beer (Sept. 18, 2026)
Cheesburgers & Air Force
From husband Bill, Sept. 18, 2026
The cheeses I prefer on my burgers are blue, Swiss, or Provolone, but I do eat McDonald's cheeseburgers with American "cheese," which I don't like all that much.
I never, EVER put any vegetables on my (cheese)burgers, meaning no lettuce, no raw tomatoes, no raw onions, although I will sometimes put sliced pickles between the cheese and the top bun.
My topping preferences for my burgers are either:
1. mayonnaise and ketchup
2. fried egg and ketchup
3. only peanut butter (no ketchup)
Sept. 18, 2026
Fear
From husband Bill, Sept. 23, 2026 After nine surgeries, many serious, between March 2022 and May 2026; dealing with "white liberal wom...
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I like peanut brittle, but I haven't eaten it in many years. January 26, 2025, at home I have tried wheatgrass juice. It's good for...
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