The eye of the beholder

The eye of the beholder

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash A young lady at the supermarket called out to me one day. “Thank you!” She wasn’t serving me at the checkout. I had served myself as I usually do, and had just loaded my two reusable bags into the trolley. I’m not even sure if she was...
Measures of measures

Measures of measures

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash As I write this in the latter stages of 2021, some of the final details of The Fat Ginger Nerd are falling into place. One of those final additions is the inclusion of my 2021 round of blood work at the end of Appendix B,...
A flock of seagulls

A flock of seagulls

Photo by Dominik Martin on Unsplash The rain was hosing down. It wasn’t meant to last, but I had things to do that weren’t meant to wait, either. My shoes, I also knew, weren’t exactly waterproof. I was already onto my second pair of socks for the day at this point,...
But I’m hungry…?

But I’m hungry…?

Photo by Tim Cooper on Unsplash One of our favourite cartoons in the family household while I was growing up was The Gummi Bears.  It was one of the first TV shows that we recorded regularly on our flash new VCR, taking great care to pause the recording whenever the...
The lockdown meal plan

The lockdown meal plan

Photo by Monika Grabkowska on Unsplash Various aspects of The Fat Ginger Nerd will appeal to various people, some more so than others, and that’s fine by me.  Different strokes for different folks, and all that. Some might be interested in the personal story and the...