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Why did I call my blog Parboiled Popsicles instead of something more refined?  Less…obscure?  Because it made my dad laugh once upon a time, and his laugh was always one of my favorite things. My parents were both 19 when I was born.  They moved to California from Iowa when my dad joined the Navy.  Continue reading

Recently, I popped into a diner to treat myself to breakfast.  I had errands to run, so I figured I’d load up with a hearty meal beforehand.  I was in a great mood and chatted with the elderly man with smudgy glasses who escorted me to a reasonably clean table.  Before I could put down Continue reading

For over 30 years, I developed training courses for various companies in Silicon Valley.  Put simply, I wrote for a living.  My work had been my creative outlet as well as my income.  After leaving that world to retire and the giddiness of free time eventually waned, I started going a little loopy.  My creative Continue reading