One Thing or Another: Cruise Control (All Aboard!)

It’s always One Thing or Another… a lighthearted look at aging, life, and the absurdities of it all. By Mark McNease “There’s something very depressurizing about boarding a cruise ship. The daily, mundane, pressures of life that bear on you the rest of the time are...

One Thing or Another: Batty for the Country Life

It’s always One Thing or Another… a lighthearted look at aging, life, and the absurdities of it all. You might think moving from the city to the country means going from neighbors on the other side of your apartment walls and a general sense of overcrowding, to...

One Thing or Another: Not So Fast (Age and the Morning Routine)

It’s always One Thing or Another … a lighthearted look at aging, life, and the absurdities of it all. By Mark McNease I hope my morning routine hasn’t stretched to an hour when I’m seventy, and I certainly hope I can accomplish it unaided. I’m trying. I used to be...

One Thing or Another: Not So Fast (Age and the Morning Routine)

It’s always One Thing or Another … a lighthearted look at aging, life, and the absurdities of it all. By Mark McNease I hope my morning routine hasn’t stretched to an hour when I’m seventy, and I certainly hope I can accomplish it unaided. I’m trying. I used to be...

One Thing or Another: Not Worth the Weight

It’s always One Thing or Another … a lighthearted look at aging, life, and the absurdities of it all. By Mark McNease The food magically showed up at our front door, delivered by someone who, like Santa Claus, made their rounds unseen, past apathetic doormen and...