Author Archives: Kit and Drew Coons

The email program Kit and I use is becoming erratic.  I determined to replace it and licensed the highest rated product. The new program receives but won’t send with our email address which is in all our contacts’ address books.  … Continue reading →

Kit and I are enjoying writing as our fourth career. We started with major disadvantages. We’re old and dated. My last composition course was in 1968. We had not even the foggiest understanding of the publishing industry. We tend to … Continue reading →

I’m bored.  Kit is in California visiting her family. Unfortunately, while she’s away some sort of trouble  usually manages to find me. Last year I got locked out of our house in frigid temperatures and let the pipes freeze. The … Continue reading →

This is the first year of college football’s twelve team playoff. Ten games have been played and I’ve predicted all ten correctly. That doesn’t mean I had rooted for the winners. The teams I preferred won less than half the … Continue reading →

During December I posted five “Embrace Your Eccentricities” blogs. My resolution for 2025 is to identify more eccentricities and embrace them. More seriously, Kit and I annually create a bold plan for the year ahead which helps us to do … Continue reading →

Christmas has come and gone. All of the excitement of looking forward to celebrating with family and friends has subsided. New Year’s gatherings don’t generate the same anticipation for us. You probably know that Drew and I love the lights, … Continue reading →

This will be Kit and Drew’s forty-fifth Christmas together. We’re at home experiencing cold rainy weather and recovering from the challenges of 2024. You might think that would indicate a dreary Christmas for us. Not at all. We find joy … Continue reading →

When younger, I wore my hair over my ears.  Although men’s hair styles  trend much longer and less neat now, I wear my hair short. It’s more comfortable and easier.  I wouldn’t know how to describe men’s clothing styles now. … Continue reading →

Drew came out to the garage to find me looking with dread at the Christmas bins stacked three rows deep and nearly to the ceiling.” How many do you have?” he asked. “Twenty not counting the outdoor decorations.” “Twenty?” His … Continue reading →

Kit and I both grew up in frugal circumstances where money was a concern. Home mortgage interest rates when we married were 18%. Buying our first home, we felt lucky to assume a loan at only 14%. For our long-term … Continue reading →