Descent: Weekly Photo Challenge — This week, show us your interpretation of descent. The old stairs had to go. Several treads were broken and several more were soft and showing signs of rot. On this day, the family got together with friends… Read More ›
Trick or Trick – It’s Halloween, and you just ran out of candy. We live off the beaten path. Trick-or-treaters don’t come this way. Our street has too few houses to make it worth the effort — and the road is dark. We… Read More ›
From ghoulies and ghosties And long-legged beasties And things that go bump in the night Good Lord, deliver us! – Traditional Scottish Prayer I’ve never met a ghoul, and I have questions about long-legged beasties, but I can speak from… Read More ›
I’ve been trying to find a word that describes the process by which an application that used to be great goes downhill. It’s sort of like entropy. But also, sort of not. Hi-tech venture capital development was my world for more than 30… Read More ›
From the biggest pumpkin patch, to the most gloriously orange pumpkins, to a house made of pumpkins, to the finest carved jack o’lanterns. It’s that time of year again. Orange, orange everywhere. The world is pumpkin colored, pumpkin flavored. Try… Read More ›
We all want cool toys. The latest (hugest) iPhone. The hot sports car. We want all of it. Now, please. For this, the credit card was invented. I believe after the world ends and only cockroaches remain, Visa will still… Read More ›
Cee’s Which Way Challenge: 2014 #18
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In Retrospect – Yesterday you invented a new astrological sign. Today, write your own horoscope — for the past month (in other words, as if you’d written it October 1st). As if yesterday were not bad enough, now you want me… Read More ›
Once upon a time, Americans had national fit of self-righteousness and decided alcohol was the root of all evil. To rectify the perceived problem, the nation rose up on its collective hind legs and passed the 18th Amendment to the… Read More ›
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Cee’s Share Your World – 2014 Week 43 What is your favorite time of day? Ironically, though I hate having to get out of my warm, comfortable bed, morning is my favorite time of day. I love morning light, morning… Read More ›
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Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: Week 35 Today’s pictures come from the archives. I decided to go a’hunting, see what oddballs have been left in my files, waiting for their day. I can guarantee a complete lack of thematic coherence …… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 