Author Archives: Rich Freggiaro

Remember last week’s post about how sexting and using emojis can spice things up in a relationship? Diane must have decided to give it a try, at least the ’emoji’ part. Or perhaps this is a meme, or an avatar. I have as much trouble keeping up with internet terms and usage as I doContinue reading “Making an Impact”

and fill me from the crown to the toe top- full of direst cruelty.’ Of course Lady Macbeth’s request of the spirits was to “unsex me here” but with all the gender bending woke issues surrounding us I think her meaning would be taken out of context. Since Stoker and I have been married sinceContinue reading “Un-Text Me Here…”

In late November last year I started taking an exercise class at Fulcrum Fitness. I had never used a gym before. I don’t go every day, but with all the windy rainy weather this winter that makes cycling unattractive or impossible, I have been there 2-3 times each week, consistently. The workouts follow a pattern,Continue reading “Self Inflicted”

Luke the dog is recovering from his surgery. He seems to be doing well, although his appetite isn’t very robust. The post op care protocols are hard on him and his people. Of course Luke has to wear a cone over his head lest he lick at his stitches and open his wound. He isContinue reading “Build the Wall”

That is what one of my friends said about our Luke. Although I doubt Luke is feeling so ‘luky’ at the moment… Back in January we started to get worried about Luke. He was losing weight and not eating much, and he kind of whimpered and was shaking a lot. We took him to ourContinue reading “A ‘Luky’ Dog…”

Today is Valentines Day. After 43 years together and 41 years of marital bliss, Stoker and I are well past the flowers and candy stage. Although I foresee a bottle of Veuve Clicquot in our near future.        Hearts and Flowers and Candy non, Champagne oui! I recently learned that some couples with a shorter historyContinue reading “He/She/They/Ze loves me, He/She/They/Ze loves me not.”

Unless you get all your news from NPR and PBS, you have undoubtably seen videos of citizens (and non-citizens) behaving badly. Gangs organize smash and grab raids of high end retailers, or liquor stores. In California shoplifting goods valued at less than $950 is a misdemeanor, and our DA’s don’t prosecute misdemeanors, unless the deedContinue reading “Mikado See, Mikado Do”

A friend sent me a link to a YouTube video that he suspected might interest me. He was right. It’s only 6 minutes long. I watched it twice, the second time taking notes for this blog. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpCkJs6DKCw The video is by Dr. Peter Attia, and his premise is that a person’s VO2Continue reading “VO2 isn’t Voodoo…”

Climate change is quite real. 10,000 years ago the most recent ice age was ending, and glaciers extended down into the Smokey Mountains between Tennessee and North Carolina. Those glaciers are gone, so it is pretty hard to argue that the climate didn’t get warmer over that time. On the other hand, how serious climateContinue reading “Indulge Me”

…to be married to Stoker for 41 years as of today. Happy Anniversary Diane! Regarding ‘privilege’, Johns Hopkins Hospital chief diversity officer Sherita Golden wrote the following in her DEI newsletter: “Privilege is an unearned benefit given to people who are in a specific social group. Privilege operates on personal, interpersonal, cultural and institutional levels,Continue reading “It Has Been a Privilege…”