It stayed gray and cloudy all day. Late in the evening, round about 10:30, I checked the forecast and it said “Occasional showers likely after midnight.” If the showers will be “occasional,” can they also be “likely”? Doesn’t occasionality negate… Read More ›
Month: July 2016
DRAMATIC CLOUDS. NO RAIN.
Outside my window, the sky is dark, dramatic, and glowering. “Maybe there will finally be some rain today,” says my husband. “That would be really nice,” I answer, but then I turn to the forecast. It says that we can… Read More ›
FILMS ALL GUYS SHOULD SEE
My personal top 20, by Rich Paschall This is probably the opposite of “chick flicks.” You know what I mean, the romantic comedies starring Sandra Bullock or Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Lopez, or Zac Efron. You may have to see those as… Read More ›
TRUTH WON’T BEAT TRUMP
Democrats keep thinking — erroneously — that you can counter Trump with truth. By presenting accurate information. By countering his wild, unsupported claims with facts. Surely if we show up his lies and deceptions, his followers will realize he is a blowhard… Read More ›
ON THE WATERFRONT
A Photo a Week Challenge: Waterfront Walking along the water front — any waterfront — is one of our favorite vacation and travel activities. So much of traveling takes one from one great body of water to another. Here are… Read More ›
NARROW BE THE WAY
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to damnation and many enter through it.” – Matthew 7:13 “The difference between salvation and damnation is small, and getting smaller.” – Richard Kadrey, The Perdition… Read More ›
MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT ODDBALLS
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2016 Week 30
BLOW YE WINDS
The wind out of Cleveland stank. It was a dark, hot wind full of pollutants. It left everything it touched covered with soot and grit. The Man-Who-Would-Be-King, or as Garry calls him “Orange Head,” was a mighty wind. Warning us… Read More ›
THE WEEK DRAWS TO A CLOSE
I got to see some really great x-rays of my spine yesterday. Garry got to see them too and I gave him a short course in why Marilyn’s back hurts. And how come what hurts also keeps my spine in one piece…. Read More ›
BIG STUFF IN BLACK & WHITE
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Large Subjects Large is, of course, relative. A sunflower is large compared to the bee gathering its pollen, but a mountain is forever big … unless the other mountains nearby are huge. We took… Read More ›
A BUSY WEEK
This is a crazy busy week. Dogs and doctors. Two weeks ago, Garry pulled his shoulder (the one on which he had rotator cuff surgery seven years ago) lifting Bishop into the Jeep. He needed to see the ortho doc today. I haven’t… Read More ›
STAIRS, STEPS, AND LADDERS
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Stairs, Steps, Ladders