A NO H8 story by Rich Paschall – Sunday Night Blog The doorbell startled Howard. He was not expecting anyone on a snowy Saturday afternoon in January. He moved quickly to the front door and opened it to find his… Read More ›
Discovering so much beauty up above Up above includes a lot of territory. I mention this only because I’m caught a bit adrift not knowing where to find the perfect — or imperfect but appropriate — photograph.
From “The Washington Post,” comes this nugget of wisdom of all living previous presidents, minus #45: “Former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama — who starred in an Inauguration Day video playing up the democratic transfer of power —… Read More ›
Look Up So there’s a bit of up in these street pictures from East Providence. It’s the kind of neighborhood I’d probably live here. Yes, it looks a bit dumpy, but there are signs that there’s art nearby. Moot point…. Read More ›
First came the sense of relief. He is really gone. Really, truly, no kidding. Gone. Then came that realization — much like how you feel after a particularly ugly divorce — that the center of your rage, the reason for… Read More ›
Gold before dawn Yesterday, I gave you a golden sunset. The following day was gleaming and beautiful, perfect for the inauguration and a great uplifting or our hearts. This morning, I woke early and wandered to the kitchen. The sky… Read More ›
Animals — pets and those we feed — don’t get a lot of choice. Although I’ve had many dogs and cats who would eat anything, I’ve also had dogs and cats who were picky (some cats were very hard to… Read More ›
Upon a Steeple This beautiful old church has been abandoned for at least a decade by now, maybe a few years longer. The problem? No heat, or plumbing and thus, no bathroom. No parking lot AND it only sits a… Read More ›
GOLDEN AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNSET IN JANUARY I looked out the window and the light was golden against the trees. It’s not the color you usually see in the middle of winter. I associate that color with autumn and sometimes,… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #105: Putting the Devil on social media – again I’m not entirely sure they shouldn’t just hang him for treason, so the idea of putting that moron back on social media makes my blood run cold. Which… Read More ›
FOTD – January 21 – Day Lilies I thought maybe I could get misty and nostalgic about the Day Lilies. To me, when i see the lilies, I know it is summer. Early summer. And at least two months of… Read More ›
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Four years ago when The Shinbone Star started its mission to oppose the demagogue who had seized control of our nation, I didn’t know just how hard it would be. In fact I expected…
Every person who gets interviewed on television says the same thing. It’s the current mantra about “the U.S.A.,” that these hooligans who rioted in our Capitol are not really who we are. Not really. Just, well, maybe sometimes. I think… Read More ›
That’s not what they call it, but that’s really what it is. The sign says “Stereo Discount,” but the shop is full of all kinds of old-fashioned electronic equipment. Speakers, amplifiers, turntables, tape players including reel-to-reel. Big stereo consoles. It’s… Read More ›
Stepping Up Whether you are stepping up or down, there’s a nice square staircase for you. Travel into the river or from the deck to the yard. Way to go!
Share Your World 1-19-2021 Since last week, I don’t think I can even begin to describe what is and has been going on. We had an attempted coup by our Shining Orange Star, the fastest impeachment ever, making 45 the… Read More ›
Dreaming of Buttercups It was a warm day down by the river and the grass was full of wildflowers. Buttercups were everywhere along with violets.
Home of the “Oh Wow!” birds The big Pileated Woodpecker is hard to find unless you live in the woods. We live in the woods and sightings of birds like this make all the other problems worthwhile. I saw this… Read More ›
“Squirrels! Why did it have to be squirrels? I see them. I bark frantically. I try to get through the door, but I know I can’t, so I race out through the doggy door, but I can never get one…. Read More ›
FROM ANI, THE SMALL DOG OF SUE VINCENT, ON THE OH SO FAMILIAR SUBJECT OF “GETTING OLD.” I’ve been feeling under the weather, I’ve been feeling under the weather, It is winter and bones can get cold… Especially when you… Read More ›
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Winter In The Air, Rich Paschall It’s not in the air now. It was, but not now. Back in late October winter arrived before we could even rake up all the…
Cooked a decent chili for dinner. Used my new Instant Pot. I needed to read the directions more carefully and not glance at them. Meanwhile, Garry found this headline in the New York Post. Sexually frustrated: NYC ‘sex house’ residents… Read More ›
Finding Your Own Voice, by Rich Paschall What is the best way to relate something? When do you communicate well? What is it that gets your point across? When does your voice stand out in a sea of voices? How… Read More ›
Up with the lark! No larks, but other birds. All permanent locals. These birds live here all year round. We’ll start to see the migrants in March. Late March, probably.
I don’t believe we can look at the sound and fury of the past week and a half while still clinging to the idyllic notion that we’re “the cradle of liberty.” Not anymore. The phlegm from my nasty head cold… Read More ›
We have colds. COVID-SARS 19 was Not Detected. We’re good – until the next cold! I looked at our medical records and realized this is the fourth time we’ve been tested for COVID. About every third month we get “something”… Read More ›
Up My Street So there I was in Providence, which is just about 20 minutes south of here — just as Worcester is about 20 minutes north of here. Uxbridge is in the middle which is why, once upon a… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #104: WHAT SHOULD THEY TEACH IN SCHOOL? Fandango wants to know… How about just about anything? Like history? Literature? Truth? Science? Philosophy? Right and wrong? Hey, how about teaching them some kind of math that lets… Read More ›
I admit it. Other than a short car ride with Owen today, I watched the news. Garry has a cold. Not a really bad cold, but he was already bummed having realized that NOTHING he thought was going to get… Read More ›
Yesterday was really a wild day for news and probably it will be the same today. I think — or at least I profoundly hope — that the biggest group of crazies has blown their cover and won’t be able… Read More ›
It’s not as if the past four years have been a peaceful period in the news biz. News has been hyperactive since Bill Clinton’s administrations. It has been full of wars (new and old), racial and social divisions, immigration, terrorism,… Read More ›
Upwardly Mobile When was the last time you saw a disco ball on the ceiling of a club? When was the last time you were in a club? For that matter, when was the last time you went dancing? I… Read More ›
Truthful Tuesday: January 13th, 2020 I have been so obsessed by watching the news for the past few days, I hadn’t had time to even read my comments. Apparently neither did anyone else. Along with the alarming nature of the… Read More ›
Don’t sit on the upholstery More birds. Today was the day I figured out why my camera was taking pictures in RAW which I never intended to do. I found the setting! Yay! I also did a little bit of swapping… Read More ›
All TV crime shows start the same way. A couple, or some kids, are doing something normal like walking in the park when they come upon a gruesome murder. The woman or girl screams, the man or boy usually throws… Read More ›
I bought special fancy food for the finches. It includes their favorite stuff including dried fruit. They really LOVE fruit. I put it out yesterday, but it was new, so it wasn’t until around the middle of the day today… Read More ›
I shouldn’t blame it on the squirrels It’s the birds who made the real mess. And trust me, it’s really a mess. Just to make it even worse, I bought a couple of bags of special fancy food for the… Read More ›
Once upon a time — not all that long ago — most of North American was “open” space. There was room for predators. Room for herds of antelope, bison, deer and elk. Wild goats lived in the mountains with mountain… Read More ›
After the death of my slow cooker, I decided to go big. I ordered an Instant Pot Slow Cooker. Not a pressure cooker. A slow cooker. I have issues with pressure cookers. A legacy of my mother is the certaintly… Read More ›
It was a hard day in the U.S. We woke up to the joy of having won both senate seats in Georgia, went to watch the goings on in the Senate. That was when the terrorists decided to take over… Read More ›
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