1. Costco Receipts Are Longer Than Some Novels.
I bought three things.
The receipt was three feet long.
Why?
Nobody needs that much documentation.
2. Electric Cars Are Silent Assassins
One rolled up behind me in a parking lot
and scared five years off my life.
No rumble. No warning. Just…vehicle.
Apparently we’re all adjusting to cars that sneak up on us now.
I miss warning sounds.
3. My Memory Has Become a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Book
Did I turn off the oven?
Maybe.
Did I lock the door?
Possibly.
Did I turn on the porch light?
No idea.
I walk back to confirm things now.
Sometimes twice. For confidence.
I'm a work in progress.
4. Everything Now Has a Subscription Fee
Coffee maker?
Subscription.
TV?
Subscription.
Toothbrush?
Subscription.
What’s next? Breathing?
I’m waiting for my refrigerator to request a password.
Feels inevitable.
5. This Week’s Unexpected Gratitude
Someone held the door open for me
and smiled like they meant it.
See you again next Friday. Same porch. Same chair. Different socks.
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A Like is a quick clap. A Restack is the standing ovation.
Steady on,
Bill Black
Porch Caretaker, Humble Observer
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It's unseasonably warm on the Porch today. Poor us.
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