Saturday, January 11, 2025

"Blackjack!"

Posted 4:00 AM by Gerald So

This blog, my first, turns 21 today. I purposely picked an unexciting day to start and didn't know I'd go this long, but blogs remain the least problematic format to have my say in full.

The audience for blogs may never bounce back to what once was, but my style of blogging is meant for the person who happens to find me.

Friday, January 10, 2025

Shifting Gears

Posted 6:00 AM by Gerald So

Premiered on ABC January 8, SHIFTING GEARS is a new sitcom starring Tim Allen and Kat Dennings as combative father and daughter Matt and Riley Parker, reunited after Matt has been widowed and Riley's marriage has broken up.

While I can and have left Tim Allen, my esteem for Kat Dennings is boundless. I also like the show's supporting players Seann William Scott and Daryl "Chill" Mitchell.


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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Ending, Beginning, and Going On

Posted 2:00 AM by Gerald So

I've never dwelled on occasions like New Year's Eve. They're special to me mainly because they don't linger. I thought I'd mark today on the blog, though, as I've just finished the most important notifications of my mother's passing.

I always consider she could've died from pneumonia three years ago when she refused going to the hospital or two years ago when she willingly went to the hospital. We had three years extra time and we made the most of it.

I don't mention my spiritual beliefs much because I can't prove them—And who am I to say anyone should believe what I do?—but I believe my mother's spirit has passed on to something we can't see, describe, detect, or prove from here. Indeed I believe it only because I have faith. My mother had faith that she would be seen through every uncertain moment in life. Looking on, I'd say she was.

In the days since her passing, I've prayed to her and to my father. I expect I will the rest of my life, however long it is. Wrapping up this post, may we all have time ahead and make the most of it.