FOWC with Fandango — Chain We always think of this song as “lovers” or at the least relationships. How about our whole country — a chain of fools. As a nation, that’s what we are. A chain of fools. From wherever… Read More ›
Month: February 2019
A SNOWY DAY WITH SUNFLOWERS – Marilyn Armstrong
A Snowy Day With Sunflowers – 02/28/2019 Garry came back from the grocery while the snow was softly falling. I already had flowers from last week, so I picked out the ones that were dead, left the chrysanthemums which were… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS: FEBRUARY 2019 – Marilyn and Garry Armstrong
The Changing Seasons: February 2019 This has been a very strange winter. Instead of what we usually get — mountains of snow accompanied by very cold weather — we got a tiny bit of snow, a fair amount of sleet, and… Read More ›
FANATICISM AND IGNORANCE IS FOREVER BUSY AND NEEDS FEEDING – Marilyn Armstrong
One-Liner Wednesday — The Monkey Trial This is a bit more than one line. “Inherit the Wind” is one of the best movies of its kind ever made. If you have not yet seen it, I highly recommend it. Not only… Read More ›
SMOOTH AS A BABY’S CHEEK … Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Smooth Smooth as silk. Smooth as a quiet lake on a sunny day. Smooth as a baby’s cheek. Smooth …
SHINING AGAIN – Marilyn Armstrong
I just read a really interesting post on Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo called: SHINE. In her final paragraphs she said: Don’t we all wish to be loved and accepted for who we are in our entirety? Yet we hide the… Read More ›
A COLLAPSING WORLD IN “SAN ANDREAS FAULT” – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Tuesday: Fault Last night, tired of the endless depressing, appalling, horrible news from around the world, Garry played a movie he had previously recorded. San Andreas Fault is not merely a disaster film. It is every disaster film you have ever seen… Read More ›
A BIG DAY FOR THE FINCHES – Marilyn Armstrong
Having not picked up the camera except to shoot a flower or two, once I got started shooting, I didn’t stop for quite a while. I missed the Cardinal who was sitting there until the exact minute I pointed my… Read More ›
ON THE INTERCONNECTNESS OF THINGS – Marilyn Armstrong
The late great Douglas Adams (who shared my birthday, March 11th — I’m sure that means something, but I have no idea what) created a character that I dearly love. Dirk Gently (also known by a number of other names, including… Read More ›
SOUTHBOUND END OF NORTHBOUND BIRD – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Reverse I was wondering what to do with some of my bird butts. There are always a lot of them and I’m never sure where to put them. So … Birds in reverse. The southbound end of… Read More ›
Everything is Figureoutable – REBLOG – Chris Donner
Originally posted on Cee and Chris:
I am a big fan of Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul Conversations podcasts. For those who might not know Oprah, she’s an American talk show host and interviewer, writer, philanthropist, actor and, well, almost anything else…
FENCES: A WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – Garry Armstrong
Weekly Photo Challenge – Fences I picked up a camera and went out to take pictures. Which is when I realized the battery needed changing … so I went back in and got a fresh battery. Then I took some… Read More ›
SOLVING TWO FAMILY MYSTERIES – BY ELLIN CURLEY
We’ve had two family ‘mysteries’ that involved genetics and inheritance of traits. The first involved my first husband, Larry, and his blood type. He always said that his dog tag from the army (Texas and Vietnam postings in the early… Read More ›
ISOLATED OBJECTS – CEE’S B&W PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s B & W Photo Challenge: Isolated Objects
SO GROWS THE CACTUS – Marilyn Armstrong
So grows the cactus – FOTD – 02/25/2019 I picked up the camera today. My shoulder actually hurt more than yesterday and it was obvious that I needed to shoot. I realized as I spent all day shooting, then processing… Read More ›
AND, THE OSCAR GOES TO … BUT, DO YOU CARE? – Garry Armstrong
I’m part of the new “lost generation”. I grew up loving movies when there were more stars in Hollywood than in heaven. I plead guilty to reading fan mags about stars like Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper (Mom named me after… Read More ›
A ROCK IS A ROCK IS A ROCK – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP-Sunday–ROCK A rock is always a rock. No one argues whether it is a lady rock or a man rock unless the rocks argue between themselves. But yesterday, I was captioning a picture in Garry’s piece about the Oscars. It… Read More ›
THE QUESTIONS WITH JUST ONE ANSWER – Rich Paschall
No Mystery Here, by Rich Paschall Many questions may arise throughout each week in your household. If it is a multi-person household, it may be difficult to ascertain the answers, but in a two-person household, there is just one option…. Read More ›
IT’S JUST A THEORY – REBLOG – Fandango
Words matter. Truth matters. Definitions count. I remember a brief conversation with someone I had counted as a friend who told me that all reporting was lies. I pointed out that my husband — among many other friends — was… Read More ›
THE COLD THAT IS GOING AROUND – Marilyn Armstrong
It hit both of us this morning, within an hour. Suffice to say, it’s nothing awful, but it’s something and I HATE colds. I know they are no big deal, but I HATE THEM. We both have one. Sniff. Cough…. Read More ›
THEORETICALLY SPEAKING – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Theory Theoretically speaking, “This too shall pass.” With all the hysteria, fervor, passion, anger, sheer madness … THIS TOO SHALL PASS. Her son died. Her husband died. Their father died. His brother died, then his father. It… Read More ›
What Science Has Taught Us About Stonehenge – SCIENCE REBLOG
Originally posted on ScienceSwitch:
The origin of Stonehenge is surrounded by quite a lot of narratives, including lost technologies, outright magic, and — of course — aliens. Here’s what we actually know about this prehistoric mystery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGAMaM2nC7M Via – SciShow
STUPID, INSECURE, OR DISINTERESTED? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #15 So: This week’s provocative question is based on a quote by Bertrand Russell, the British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, essayist, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate. Whew, that’s a lot of credentials. Anyway, Russell, who… Read More ›
THE DOG DONE IT – Marilyn Armstrong
A few weeks ago, my very expensive kitchen scissors vanished. I was sure they would reappear, that they had maybe fallen under a cabinet or something. I decided it could not be the dogs because why would a dog be… Read More ›
