Month: July 2017

SUBSTANDARD? YOU THINK?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/31/2017 • ( 26 )

A paper is just a paper unless everyone abides by it. I had arranged for Shawn Perry (Clear Vision Construction) to fix the front door. He wasn’t doing the work himself, but sent two guys to do it. The quality… Read More ›

MY MOM’S ADVENTUROUS HONEYMOON – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 07/31/2017 • ( 10 )

At the age of 19, my mother married a 34-year-old doctor named Abraham. Her father’s name was also Abraham so her husband became known by his initials, A.O. She and A.O. decided to honeymoon in Russia so Mom could meet… Read More ›

LUST AND LONGING IN MID SUMMER

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/30/2017 • ( 37 )

For the first time in more than a week, the sun in shining. The air is dry and just warm, not hot. The fullness of summer is upon the land. Yea, verily and forsooth, too. Summer has come, dragging with… Read More ›

HOTTER THAN FIRE – RICH PASCHALL

By Rich Paschall on 07/30/2017 • ( 3 )

Hot Summer Dancing, by Rich Paschall Summer is in full swing, just like your dance moves. The nights are hot and the days are sweltering. We can tell by the sweat running down your flushed face that you are not… Read More ›

HOOK AND PAN – A VERY SHORT STORY

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/30/2017 • ( 12 )

“Shiver me timbers,” shouted Hook as, once again, Peter Pan eluded his grasp. “Shiver me what?” teased Pan. “What timbers? Where?” “You know,” said Hook. “Timbers. Like … I don’t know … the timbers on a roof. What do I… Read More ›

DOGS WITH SUPERPOWERS – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 07/30/2017 • ( 7 )

Tom and I have had some awesome dogs. And some of them had some mad skills. For example, Tom had a Giant Schnauzer named George. He was a serious herder. When Tom had a party, everyone always ended up huddled… Read More ›

DUKE, THE NEW DOG

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/29/2017 • ( 33 )

Duke is a pest. He’s also funny, smart, playful, and ready to run, romp, and generally make a mess of everything. He has two buttons. Asleep and runaround like mad throwing toys, barking, leaping, grabbing more toys, trying to get… Read More ›

ABOUT THAT ITCHY RASH

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/29/2017 • ( 43 )

I have a rash. It itches. Occasionally it hurts, but mostly it itches so much I’m ready to tear my skin off. Cortisone (or chemical equivalents) help, but nothing cures it. What is it? I don’t know. I’ve had it… Read More ›

MY MOTHER COULD’VE BEEN MARILYN MONROE’S THERAPIST – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 07/29/2017 • ( 10 )

In 1962, Marilyn Monroe was working on her last movie, “Something’s Got to Give”, by 20th Century Fox. One of the producers on that film was a man named Henry Weinstein. He was brought into the production because it was… Read More ›

PATHS AND STAIRWAYS BY THE ROARING DAM

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/29/2017 • ( 6 )

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – July 28, 2017 Roaring Dam is part of the Blackstone Valley Historic Corridor park system and there are many walking paths within it. If you take the trails along the river and walk long… Read More ›

SUPERSTITIOUS? QUESTIONS FROM PATIENCE

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/28/2017 • ( 18 )

Am I superstitious? A little bit, maybe. Mostly involving things that would otherwise be pure luck. Sports. Lotteries. Weather. But not really superstitious because I don’t believe anything I do will actually change an event, but I wish I could…. Read More ›

SATISFACTION: THE ROARING DAM ON THE BLACKSTONE RIVER

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/28/2017 • ( 10 )

WORDPRESS PHOTO CHALLENGE: SATISFACTION There were at last count, 46 dams on the Blackstone River. That’s not counting any of its tributaries, most of which also have dams. We’ve seen maybe a dozen of them locally, but today, my granddaughter and… Read More ›

MEMORIES OF MAO

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/28/2017 • ( 41 )

Long ago in a land far away, we had a Siamese cat. Mao — “cat” in Chinese. I don’t know if that’s Mandarin, Cantonese or some other dialect, but it was a good name. We got Mao as a tiny… Read More ›

NUMBERED

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/27/2017 • ( 27 )

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Numbers: Anything with Numbers on It

WHICH REPUBLICANS VOTED AGAINST THE HEALTHCARE BILL?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/27/2017 • ( 9 )

Just so you know, these are the Republican Senators who voted against the “healthcare” bill: Shelley Moore Capito, R-W. Virginia Susan Collins, R-Maine Dean Heller, R-Nevada John McCain, R-Arizona Rob Portman, R-Ohio Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee (Chair of… Read More ›