Month: January 2014
ANOTHER MISERABLE YEAR
Let’s talk about funny. Like who makes us laugh. Do happy people make us laugh? Are comedians people whose lives are running smoothly, easily? No way! Funny people have problems. The funniest people are often depressed. Yet somehow, they can… Read More ›
WORD A WEEK PHOTOGRAPHS – WAITING
From Word a Week Photographs, this week’s one word challenge is WAITING. And here, from the Worcester branch of Massachusetts’ Registry of Motor Vehicles, the final statement in waiting.
WHY I DON’T LOVE CELL PHONES
Everyone loves their cell phone except me, or anyway that’s how it feels. I know there are other people like me who are not enchanted with the technology, but it’s dreadfully unfashionable to express an anti-cell phone opinion. I am… Read More ›
WORCESTER STREETS
Our nearest city is Worcester. It’s an old city with enough grit to be interesting. This part of town is one of the oldest and architecturally more interesting — to me — than the newer areas. Also, the vintage hot… Read More ›
WHAT A GUY! DAN BROWN’S INFERNO
Dan Brown’s Inferno is a page turner. The author has created a highly successful formula for his best sellers. They are entertaining, fast-paced. Inferno is no exception. In this adventure sent in Italy and loosely following stuff drawn from Dante… Read More ›
GRABBING A BITE OF AMERICAN PIE
In a hot dog joint in Worcester, the family dines together. American style. Plus, for your enjoyment, one of rock and roll’s great songs – Don McClean’s American Pie.
Net neutrality gets a kick in the teeth | ZDNet
See on Scoop.it – Forty Two: Life and Other Important Things A US court has ruled against the FCC’s Open Internet regulations, putting the future of net neutrality completely up in the air. Marilyn Armstrong‘s insight: This will affect all… Read More ›
GONZO GEORDIE HAD AN AX
I’m totally sure this is not what they had in mind when they suggested this Weekly Writing Challenge: Three Ways to Go Gonzo “Gonzo Geordie had an ax To give her daddy forty whacks. When that job was goodly done Gonzo’s… Read More ›
CELEBRITY LAUGHS AND A FEW TEARS – HAM: SLICES OF LIFE, SAM HARRIS
Ham: Slices of Life, Essays and Stories by Sam Harris From the publisher: With a wry style that evokes comparisons to Carrie Fisher, David Rakoff, and Steve Martin, Sam Harris proves that he is a natural humorist. Even The New York… Read More ›
SAVING THE PLANET, ONE DOG AT A TIME
See in EVERYTHING ABOUT MY DOGS! See on Scoop.it – Forty Two: Life and Other Important Things Caring for your canine friends (by Wilfred) Marilyn Armstrong‘s insight: Please visit the original on EVERYTHING ABOUT MY DOG at http://everythingaboutmydog.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/saving-the-planet-one-dog-at-a-time/ See on… Read More ›
LEGAL MARIJUANA IN MASSACHUSETTS?
In response to today’s Daily Prompt, ripped from the headlines, one of today’s stories in the Boston Globe reads as follows: Marijuana advocates eye legalization in Mass. An effort has been launched to both get a question calling for the drug’s… Read More ›
THUMBS DOWN ON KINDLE FIRE HDX – THUMBS UP ON PAPERWHITE
Amazon launched the new generation of Kindles at the end of September 2013. I spent time perusing these latest greatest Kindles. They were supposed to be pretty much the same as the Fire HD, but with better graphics, battery and… Read More ›
WORCESTER WINDOWS
An old building is defined by its windows, their shape, condition and placement. This tenement in Worcester was probably a classic in its day. Now, it’s tired and needs a major facelift, yet the windows with their copper flashing intrigued… Read More ›
CYNICAL ECCENTRICITY: THEY WILL THANK US SOMEDAY
DAILY PROMPT: QUIRK OF HABIT Cultivating Eccentricity by Alienorajt Cultivating an air (or even a full-blown hurricane) of eccentricity should be absolutely de rigueur, in my opinion – especially in those of us past the first flush of youth but still… Read More ›
A BOUNTIFUL LIFE
A short story of gratefulness from Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog Max had to get an early start on Monday. Three times a month it was the most important day of the week and he did not want to be… Read More ›
WHITE LIGHT THROUGH WINDOWS
On this snowy January day, the light through the transom windows is as white as the snow falling outside. Related Posts: Weekly Photo Challenge: Window | Dailypost.Wordpress.com Weekly Photo Challenge: Window | A Journey Called Life … Weekly Photo Challenge:… Read More ›
MY WINDOW, MY WORLD
On this snowy January day, the view from my window. A passing red truck. Trees and the soft white light of deep winter. It’s very cold out there and every flake sticks, so a little snow goes a long way…. Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 