Archive - Casey's Catch

Big oil, credit cards, and me

I get junk mail. I get LOTS of junk mail. My mailbox is regularly stuffed with catalogs offering me $400 blouses, which makes me wonder in what zip code…

Apr 22 •

The message of my bleeding hearts

My bleeding heart plants are blooming again. There are many of them by now, signs not only that spring has come, but that the anniversary of my…

Apr 15 •

It’s all about the journey

The eclipse was just an excuse

Apr 10 •

North, to the Eclipse!

I was in love with the night sky long before I took astronomy courses in college. As a child I routinely lost sleep staring up at the stars during…

Apr 3 •

March 2024

When the Easter Bunny fell asleep

We looked for baskets but saw a fur-clad form on our couch

Mar 30 •

Tyranny of the scale

It says I am overweight. I don't care.

Mar 25 •

Being heard, but not seen

I can only tell most birds by their sound

Mar 19 •

Kids' book, big message

We can all learn a lot from Lola

Mar 14 •

If this is a sci-fi movie...

Then Trump is the asteroid

Mar 10 •

Adventures in owning two dogs

One is calm, and the other? It's complicated

Mar 5 •

Heroism, unraveled

Discovering a lie decades later

Mar 2 •

February 2024

Glimpsing the hourglass

A chance encounter shows fleeting nature of time

Feb 27 •

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