I watch a lot of TV. Probably too much. I’m fond of action shows. I’m really fond of all the various comic book shows. The single thing these shows have in common is they all have at least one computer genius…. Read More ›
Month: May 2016
CIRCUS!
Time to set the scene for the circus! Yay Circus!! Cue the orchestra. Now, let’s see the ringleader … or is that ringmaster? Oh, here he is! What a dashing fellow! Now, how about some monkeys? You know, circus monkeys…. Read More ›
ODDBALL PHOTOS – END OF MAY EDITION
CEE’S ODD BALL PHOTO CHALLENGE: 2016 WEEK 22 Where has the time flown? We are entering June. Half of 2016 gone … in a blink. It has been a good week for pictures, odd and otherwise. I always enjoy it… Read More ›
WALKING BY STILL WATERS
He had always loved calamari. In fact, he loved squid in every form in which it could be prepared. Italian-style, in red sauce. With balsamic vinegar as salad. Fried, baked, stuffed or pickled. With ink or in butter sauce and… Read More ›
MEMORIAL DAY 2016 – TIME & REMEMBERANCE
Memorial Day Memorial Day (formerly Decoration Day) is observed on the last Monday of May. It commemorates the men and women who died in military service. In observance of the holiday, many people visit cemeteries and memorials, and volunteers place… Read More ›
MONOCHROME FAVORITES
Cee’s black and white challenge this week leaves the topic open. So, it seems a great time to make a mosaic of favorite monochrome images. I’ve only recently begun to really like (some) of my black and white work. Cee’s Black &… Read More ›
AMERICA’S OBSESSION WITH SEX AND SEXES – ELLIN CURLEY
There is a vocal segment in America that seems to spend most of their time and energy preoccupied with other people’s sex lives and reproductive practices. The issues that make their blood boil have to do with sex education in… Read More ›
IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR
The Class of South Pacific, by Rich Paschall It seems like an odd thing to say to high school or college graduates, and yet we say it all the time. Students are probably listening to graduation speeches in wonder, perhaps… Read More ›
LOOKING BACK ON MY FIRST POST: WITHOUT BENEFIT OF CLERGY:
In a different context, WordPress asked us to share our first post. Well, actually, this isn’t my first post, but it’s the closest thing to the first I’ve retained in archives. Though I started blogging in February 2012, I didn’t… Read More ›
EPPY-TOME
I was a reader as a little kid and I read all the time. I was voracious and pretty much devoured books, as many as a dozen a week. My mother firmly believed in letting me read everything, without any… Read More ›
FORK IT OVER
I stood there by the side of the highway, hands in the air as the masked bandit grabbed the gold shipment. Now the bastard was demanding any personal property belonging to passengers which might be worth selling. I was pissed…. Read More ›
WHO SHALL THEY CROWN? REDUX.
A King Brothers Dilemma, by Rich Paschall The meeting of the secret Political Action Committee formed by the King Brothers was about to conclude and no one was happy. Two years earlier they had planned to capture the Congress and… Read More ›
SAVE THE SPARE
Spare. It’s when you need two tries to get all the pins down at the bowling alley. Not as good as a strike, but not bad, either. Respectable. A spare tire on the road is a must. Even though tires rarely… Read More ›
JAPANESE MAPLE IN SUNSHINE
The Japanese maple in our garden came home in our car from its birthplace in Maryland. It was just a sprig, planted in a bucket. Ten years later … It’s a real tree now. Not entirely grown up. More like… Read More ›
SHARING: COMMUNICATIONS TOO
SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2016 WEEK 21 What is your favorite go to beverage? Water, coffee, tea, coke, soda (non-alcoholic). What I drink is PowerZero because I need the electrolytes and I really don’t have a choice about this. I… Read More ›
HOW DO I LOVE THEE …
Let me count the ways. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 … 51 … 73 …964 … I’m getting tired. Are we there yet? COUNTLESS | THE DAILY POST
MORNING SUNSHINE- CEE’S ODDBALL PHOTO CHALLENGE
CEE’S ODD BALL PHOTO CHALLENGE: 2016 WEEK 21 Got some goodies this week I think. There’s the sink and the pretty colors of everyday things. The dogs love playing “the stairway game.” I think it’s because they are above me… Read More ›
THIS AND THAT – TRAVEL IN TRYING TIMES
We are going to a wedding this weekend. And staying in a nice hotel in Boston overnight so we can enjoy the wedding without worrying about the long, dark drive home. A few days ago, I got a bunch of emails from the… Read More ›
PURPLE MOUNTAINS, AMBER WAVES, AND OTHER GRAINS
We live in farm country. But, alas, we lack amber waves of grain. In other words, no wheat. Tomatoes, apples (lots and lots of apples in varieties you’ve probably never heard of), cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, blueberries, cranberries … and corn. In season. Local… Read More ›
ANGLES ON BEACON HILL
CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE: ARCHITECTURE When all is said and done, there’s no better place to shoot architecture than Boston … and no place in Boston more interesting than Beacon Hill. Beacon Hill is the “original” Boston. From here, Paul Revere… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 