This year has felt like two years, at least on a national and political level. Frankly exhausting. If this were a person's life, I would be counseling them to try to put a lot less drama in their lives. This much angst isn't good for anyone, much less a country. But aside from the painful … Continue reading FINALLY, THE LONG SHADOWY DAYS OF 2017 DRAW TO AN END
Month: December 2017
I AM HOME – By Rich Paschall
A piece of home alone fiction by Rich Paschall The alarm went off at 6 am as usual. Instead of hitting the snooze bar, George turned off the alarm and got up. It was Wednesday, trash collection day in the small Florida town. He no longer had Ethel to push him out of bed so he … Continue reading I AM HOME – By Rich Paschall
MY FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHS – 2017
And what a year it has been! Terrifying politics and weird weather. Dogs and new dogs and a summer that wouldn't end ... plus an autumn that never quite began. Now, it's New Year's Eve! This is it. The end and a beginning. I don't believe it is already 2018! Month by month, this was … Continue reading MY FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHS – 2017
GROWING UP
In my late twenties, we had friends in their 50s. One day I asked Betty at what point she had felt "grown up." By then, I was thirty-ish, working full-time, raising a son, taking care of a home and married for ten years. I figured I ought to feel grown up. Betty looked at me and … Continue reading GROWING UP
WEATHER BE US
ALMOST The oil company's owner came by to actually look at the condition of the ground this morning. He wasn't wowed by how terrible it was. I could see him shaking his head as he drove off. We almost have oil. Wait for it! Most of our driveway is clear to the pavement with a … Continue reading WEATHER BE US
THE BUSINESS OF JURIES
I've been frequently called to jury duty. It's the price you pay for voting because potential jurors get chosen from voter registration lists. I'm convinced they call us in alphabetical order. It's the only reason I can figure why Garry and I were called every few months. Good citizens that we are, we always showed up. Coincidentally, our … Continue reading THE BUSINESS OF JURIES
WATER WATER EVERYWHERE …
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Water We live in a watershed. What, you ask, is a watershed? Well, in theory, all the world is a watershed, to some degree ... but technically, a watershed is an area of land where water arrives (as in from rain or snow-melt), then drains into a common outlet. Around here, that … Continue reading WATER WATER EVERYWHERE …
