Category Archives: Daily Life

Temper… Temper…

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Bill Kasal

I hate it! I really do! I am so frustrated at my lack of progress in my life. I realize that there is only one path—that being the one towards self-realization and Heaven—so I know I’m on the path, but … Continue reading →

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Dumber Than a First Grader

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Bill Kasal

Is my inability to understand computers and grasp the concept of the Internet and all its wonders nothing more than a result of being born a generation too early? Why does a five-year-old know how to write code and apps … Continue reading →

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No One is the Villain in Their Own Life

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Bill Kasal

I knew something was about to happen.  Following the previous evening’s events, something was bound to happen, had to happen.  It was my senior year of high school and the evening before, another friend and I had been in a … Continue reading →

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Pushing My Comfort Zone

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Bill Kasal

I was scared to death.  Okay, maybe not death because I didn’t die.  But I thought I might.  I seriously thought my heart could possibly stop.  Or explode.  Yes, explode was how it felt. I was only in my early … Continue reading →

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Keeping My Cool (?)

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Bill Kasal

I try to maintain my temper… to “keep my cool,” as it were.  And I’ve gotten much better at it as I’ve mellowed into old age.  Perhaps mellowed and old age are not an accurate description of the process.  It … Continue reading →

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Looking for Joy

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Bill Kasal

Recently I was watching The Bucket List and there’s a scene where Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are sitting on top of one of the pyramids in Giza.  Morgan Freeman’s character tells Jack Nicholson’s that the ancient Egyptians believed that … Continue reading →

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Giblets, a Dime and Quarter

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Bill Kasal

I return to my childhood and, within my mind’s ear, I can clearly hear my mother’s oft-repeated lament, “May you, one day, have children of your own.”  Her wisdom within that sentence—also heard by her from her mother—is prophetic and … Continue reading →

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You Da Man!

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Bill Kasal

It’s the growing popularity of golf which drove me away from it.  That, and idiots. I was recently watching the Masters Golf Tournament on television.  It’s been quite a while since I played the game with any seriousness, and I … Continue reading →

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The Day I Peed My Pants

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Bill Kasal

I was in sixth grade.  Wait.  I didn’t really pee my pants.  Let me begin with that.  But of all the times in my earlier days, when I peed my pants and nobody noticed, why did the time I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Remembering an Angel

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Bill Kasal

I played golf recently— Wait. Let me begin again. I was invited, for the 19th consecutive year, to play golf in the Annual United Cerebral Palsy of the Inland Empire’s Dennis James Golf Classic. I brought my clubs and I … Continue reading →

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I’ve Always Had Trouble Keeping My Mouth Shut

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Bill Kasal

Quite often my inability to keep my mouth shut creates dire consequences.  Well, maybe not dire… But not good.  Sometimes my big mouth operates to the disadvantage of others and often it’s to my own detriment. Recently someone asked me … Continue reading →

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I’ll Probably Get Restriction

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Bill Kasal

I broke my mother’s (obviously) expensive washing machine. In the past I’ve written about what a wonderful opportunity it is for me to get to spend this time with her, as adult. And for this time, I am grateful.  That’s … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Will Kill Us All

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Bill Kasal

Raise your hand if you’ve been through the ordeal of waiting for approval from your HMO or other managed care provider, only to have the doctor then say, “Why did you wait so long to come in?” Okay, you can … Continue reading →

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Sticking My Tongue Into It

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Bill Kasal

This morning I made a cherry cheesecake (I’ll give you the recipe at the end of this post). When I ejected the beaters from the hand mixer, I held them in my hand and immediately paused, admiring the sweet, cheesy … Continue reading →

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You Get Five Spices

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Bill Kasal

I don’t know how we even ended up on the subject, but the question was, “If you had to limit yourself to a small amount of spices with which to cook, forever, which would you choose?” I think the amount … Continue reading →

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Recalling the Places I’ve Done It

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Bill Kasal

As I recall the many places I’ve done it, I have to fight the urge to do it right now.  I’ve done it quite often in the afternoon.  For me, afternoons are the best time but I’ve also done it … Continue reading →

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MRI of Enlightenment

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Bill Kasal

Thanks to social media, the epic tale of my first-ever MRI has grown to near-mythic proportions.  While it hasn’t attained the viral momentum of, say, a man being hit in a delicate spot with a football, the saga of me … Continue reading →

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a2 + b2 = WTF

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Bill Kasal

I used to joke about the theory of reincarnation, saying, “There’s no way I’m coming back and going through adolescence and high school again!”  My gullet begins to spasm as I look back from the perspective of

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I Need to See a Man About a Horse

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Bill Kasal

There is a Zen story about a man riding along on a galloping horse.  He approaches a man sitting beside the road and the sitting man calls out,

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Everywhere You Look

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Bill Kasal

As I was heading out to take my walk on this beautiful morning, my mother called after me, “Enjoy the flowers!”

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