Raymond was surprised to hear from Andrew. It had been several years since they went to their favorite sports bar. Their first visit was almost five decades earlier. The place had changed ownership a few times and had added more… Read More ›
The Changing Seasons, May 2023 It has been strange month in many ways. But it has been a strange year. We are coming into June, so that’s almost half a year gone. It doesn’t feel like half a year. It doesn’t… Read More ›
A DAY EARLY AND FUNNIER THAN EVER
I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a while. Garry and I are in an age group where our friends, colleagues, and family all have some kind of physical issue. It may be minor, something requiring medication. Easily controlled…. Read More ›
We met in college. 1964. I was 17, he was 22 and recently out of the Marines. The college radio station was a great place to make friends, a great place to form relationships. We worked together, played together, dreamed… Read More ›
1-TO-3 PHOTO PROCESSING CHALLENGE – JUNE 2023 I keep trying out this challenge to see if I can find a design that I like better or at least as much as the original. I like the black and white well… Read More ›
Last on the Card – May 2023 What is unique about this is that these pictures are actually from 4 years ago, but were never downloaded. I had completely forgotten these photos were ever taken. So what a surprise when I… Read More ›
FOTD – June 2 – Deck Flowers Now that we are three years into growing flowers on our deck, I’m beginning to learn what grows well there. The answer is petunias, begonias and lantana. Since we had to cut down… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #216 How safe is any material — of any kind — anywhere on the internet? Deep web, dark web, good old regular web, the World Wide Web is broad. Beyond its width, it goes deep. I always thought… Read More ›
Full disclosure upfront, I never met Jimmy Stewart. No interviews. No emails. No phone conversations. But I’ve got Jimmy Stewart in my brain, TCM’s was airing most of the legendary star’s films from the 1930s through 1980s. There was a… Read More ›
Once upon a lifetime ago, I worked hard. I don’t know if you could call it overworked. I never felt I had more work than I could do — if only they would let me get to it instead of… Read More ›
CFFC: Colorful Monochromes I was unsure of the percentages, but all of these are predominantly one color or a mix of colors, like autumn foliage. The first picture is not black and white. It looks that way, but it was… Read More ›
My monthly royalty payment from Amazon came in yesterday. I was pleased to see it was the same as last month. A total of $2.57 was directly deposited into my checking account. I am not sure how many book sales… Read More ›
I watch a lot of TV. Probably too much. I’m fond of action shows and I’m especially fond of all the comic book shows. The one thing all these shows have in common is at least one computer genius. A… Read More ›
Share your World 29th May It is Memorial Day, the “unofficial” start of summer which for almost everyone in the Northern Hemisphere is the real beginning of summer. However, June first is the start of meteorological summer, and Wed, Jun 21,… Read More ›
I have acquired a lot of sweaters over the years. This is New England. Winters are long. Heat is expensive. Sweaters fill the gap. This morning I noticed more than half my sweaters are purple. I’ve got a few in black, a couple in… Read More ›
Spam Comment of the Week — Week 21 2023 I got a bunch of them this week or maybe it has been a couple of weeks. I don’t look very often, so it could have been a month. Dooes yoᥙ sikte… Read More ›
Terrific Top Ten Tunes, by Rich Paschall Welcome to the Serendipity Sunday School and Serenity Center for some super sounds of severe and sweet songs. The magical, mirthful, and mellifluous melodies mean many magnificent memories for the modern multitude. These… Read More ›
FELIX THE CAT RUNS FOR OFFICE, REVOLTS AGAINST CITY HALL, AND JOINS THE ARMY: 3 ORIGINAL CARTOONS Although many people have said these cartoons are all dated, looking at them today — disregarding the primitiveness of the style — it… Read More ›
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?This is a story about Sarah who was in the fertilized egg business. She had several hundred young pullets and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. She kept records and any rooster not performing went…
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 