Musings by Tulis

Lookk I don't know where hope comes from. I just know it is real because every Christmas Eve I go to bed and listen. And every Christmas Eve I am prety sure I fall asleep to the sound of sleigh bells. Listen... listen... listen... Can you hear?

Continue reading Jesus v. Santa ~ Monday, December 18, 2023 at Musings by Tulis.

Watching “The Wizard of Oz” as an adult, I have concluded that OZ belongs to Toto not Dorothy – like “Cinderella” belongs to Gus-Gus. But that’s a story for another time.

Continue reading TOTO TOO ~ Monday December 11, 2023 at Musings by Tulis.

My parents were a little nutty on account of having lived 30 or so years without a break. Born in the 20’s, lived through the Depression and WWII, then marriage and then kids. And they had to be alive that whole time. Can you imagine doing anything, other than breathing, for 30 years without a break?

Continue reading The Case For Taking A Break From Your Life ~ Monday, December 4, 2023 at Musings by Tulis.

A tip on how to lose friends and not influence people or influence them in the way you didn’t mean to. It is so easy.

Attack the Library. Not just any library. Attack the Lion Library – that is what we call it. Where the two lions – Patience and Fortitude – keep watch.

Continue reading How To Shoot Yourself In The Foot ~ Monday, November 27, 2023 at Musings by Tulis.

Something people may not know about turkeys of the wild sort is that they are tricky – disposition wise. Live near a wild turkey and you take your chances. They consider themselves noble and above your pay grade.

Continue reading Turkeys Revisited ~ Monday, November 20, 2023 at Musings by Tulis.

Cousins are an odd lot. Not as close as siblings, which can be a good thing because there is less baggage. They show up on special occasions most of which are pretty good – summer holidays, weddings, even funerals can be good for a few laughs. You share invisible strings that are attached at a very young age with a gentle touch. So gentle that you don’t know they are there until someone tugs at them.

Continue reading Cousins ~ The Gift That Keeps On Giving ~ Monday, November 13, 2023 at Musings by Tulis.

That is the thing about sorting. It makes everything so messy. Yesterday I spent 30 minutes looking for an old photo of me and when I found it the THIRD time, I taped it to the wall.

Continue reading Sorting The Past With An Eye To The Future ~ Monday, November 6, 2023 at Musings by Tulis.

I met a man at a party the other day who said he tries to get in 8 miles a day. Three in the morning and five in the afternoon. THAT brough me up short. How was that even possible I asked. Oh, simple he said – We (he and his dog) walk from 122 Street down to the reservoir and back. Reservoir? I thought. There is a reservoir in New York?

Continue reading The Artist’s Way (Continued) ~ Pace Yourself ~ Monday October 30, 2023 at Musings by Tulis.

It’s not that I hated turnip. I didn’t hate it. Turnip made me gag. There is a difference.

Continue reading Turnip As Torture ~ Monday, October 23, 2023 at Musings by Tulis.

It will not do for me to be hopeless and less-than. It will not do for me to decide that things are on a downhill journey that is impossible to rectify. It will not do to be friends with disappointment.

Continue reading The Artist’s Way: A Hail Mary Pass ~ Monday October 16, 2023 at Musings by Tulis.