This story just in from AP, UPI, Reuters, CBS, NBC, ABC, the Onion and other major news outlets. Mass Resignations at White House. 2/23/2018 In a stunning development today, the entire White House staff has resigned including all senior and… Read More ›
Month: February 2018
DIM PROSPECTS
GETTING VERY, VERY SLOWLY RICH … ? We watched a TV show last night. Australian, I think, but they never actually say where it is. I just thought I saw a distant shot of Ayers rock in the background …… Read More ›
PROTECTING THE NEST AND OTHER WILDLIFE
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Wildlife I’m proud of this shot. It took place so far away from me that all I could see was some white feathers in the sun. I just ran the lens as far as it would… Read More ›
END OF THE CHRISTMAS CACTUS
The bloom is finally ending. I watered it, which was probably a mistake. I think the water finished it off. WHEN will I learn? So these will be the last of this year’s flowers. This was a fantastic blooming. This… Read More ›
PREMONITION OR BUSTED?
PREMONITION? It’s not really a premonition when you know you’ve been busted. On camera. At that point, your “premonition that something unexpected and not good” is going to happen is more of a lurking fear. Pictures of sneaky teenagers supposedly… Read More ›
THE SIMPLICITY OF SLEEP AND WAKEFULNESS
COME SLEEP, O SLEEP … Come, Sleep! O Sleep, the certain knot of peace, The baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe, The poor man’s wealth, the prisoner’s release, Th’ indifferent judge between the high and low; With shield of… Read More ›
WHY CAN’T THE TRUTH BE FUNNY? – BY ELLIN CURLEY
There’s a common theme that runs through most sitcom episodes. And it hasn’t changed since sitcoms were first available on the radio. Lying. Humor is far too often based on people lying to one another – usually family members or… Read More ›
TWO BY TWO
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: PAIR From Paula: For previous Thursday’s Special we did trios, and this time I would like you to show pairs in a photograph. You may choose one pair or several, it’s up to you. The deadline is next… Read More ›
IMAGINATION, REALITY, AND GETTING YOUR PERSONAL ROCKET OFF THE LAUNCH PAD
Just Imagine I’m sometimes slightly hazy about the rough parts of what happened in my life. It isn’t that I have no grip on reality. More that time has a way of softening the edges of hardest truths and making… Read More ›
ODDBALLS WHILE FEBRUARY ENDS IN A PILE OF MUD
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: February 25, 2018 I should be grateful that all this precipitation is rain rather than snow. Someone calculated that if this were snow, it would be more than two feet … and that would make… Read More ›
BACK ON THE ROAD
Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – February 23, 2018 On the road again. Between here and there. I enjoy road pictures. It is one of those “American Experience” sort of photos. We live and die with our (falling apart) roads.
BRUSHES WITH FAME – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My grandparents, parents and I have crossed paths over the years with some famous people. I grew up hearing stories about people I had heard about in the news and in the popular culture. For example, at one point, in… Read More ›
THE 7-DAY BLACK & WHITE CHALLENGE – DAY 7
Here’s the challenge: Black and White Photography Challenge: Seven days. Seven black and white photos of your life. No people. No explanation. Challenge someone new each day. Since I’m an old time player at this game, I’m letting people in as… Read More ›
CONGREGATING IN THE SLOW LANE
It turns out, there are a lot of variations of congregate meaning “to get together, join together, group together, party hearty.” With some fish, it also mean joining in union to make baby fish. Or is that conjugate? But, there… Read More ›
CULTURE SHOCK – RICH PASCHALL
Travelling to America, Rich Paschall You might think that anyone who moves to a new country might be in for a bit of culture shock. If the person is coming to America from a wealthy Western European nation, Norway let’s… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – FEBRUARY 2018
As February is ending, it is time for another “Changing Seasons” post. I haven’t gotten the alert, but I’ve been doing this for two years, so I don’t have a problem doing it again. It has been a truly dull… Read More ›