THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: JULY & AUGUST RECAP I didn’t take nearly as many pictures this summer as I have done, but far too many to post in on batch. So here’s a collection … favorites of the season! Some of the… Read More ›
Day: 09/02/2017
CONTINUING FOREVER ON THE MASS PIKE
Does you ever feel like life is an exercise wheel for hamsters? And you are a hamster? You run and you run, but you stay in that wheel. This morning, I got a note from our state government, the Commonwealth… Read More ›
ALL ABOUT BOOKS – A FOLLOW-ON
Stolen freely from sparksfromacombustablemind who stole it from purpleslobinrecovery and finally, from Patience of Willow. I’m not much of a rule-follower. I don’t think it’s rebellion, exactly. More like retirement. I followed a lot of rules for a long time. Now, I don’t have… Read More ›
THE CRUSH WHICH CRUSHED ME – BY ELLIN CURLEY
In my senior year of high school, my school hired a new college adviser. His name was Mr. Berger and he was 32 years old. He was a cool guy and lots of students spent time hanging out with him… Read More ›
LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH – A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE
A Photo a Week Challenge: Literary Reference The picture is Garry’s and the quote is from “Good Omens” by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It’s the last thing the Devil says to his follower. I thought the iron gate into… Read More ›
A CRITICAL LOOK: ALL IT TAKES?
A brief, critical look at what it takes to be a Real American in 2017 I keep reading posts which suggest that all it would take to make the world non-racist would be for (fill in the oppressed individual by color,… Read More ›
