Originally posted on lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown:
photo with permission by Hasan Almasi on Unsplash War Games I’m not an island hopper, even in time of war. Didn’t your mother tell you that’s what a basement’s for?…
Day: 2019-05-29
PROVOCATIVE QUESTION – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #25 It’s existential question time for some of us, not so existential for the rest of us. Because the question is: So today’s provocative question is all about the before and after: “Where do you believe you were… Read More ›
HOW GO YOUR YEARS? – Marilyn Armstrong
When I was in college, two of the women with whom I became friends were suicides. Neither of them was happy, but I would never have guessed either of them was suicidal. One of them was just 19 when she… Read More ›
THE STUPID IS STRONG IN THIS COUNTRY – By TOM CURLEY
One of the iconic scenes in the movie Star Wars, the first one. Episode 4. “A New Hope” is where Obi-Wan Kanobi is taking Luke Skywalker and his two droids R2D2 and C3PO into town and they are stopped by… Read More ›
JONI MITCHELL – THE CIRCLE GAME – Marilyn Armstrong
If you think time seems to be speeding rapidly and ever more rapidly, this is your song. It is definitely mine. THE CIRCLE GAME – Joni Mitchell Yesterday a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly inside a jar… Read More ›
FOOTSES AND LEGSES – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Feet and/or Legs Feet and legs. Okay. Got that. Let me see what in my archives I can find and post. It’s always a bit of a gamble, but I’ll do my best!
LEWIS CAROLL – THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER
Of all the poetry from Lewis Carroll, this is my favorite. It is here because I like it. It serves no higher good and contains no hidden meaning. It is a poem that always makes me smile. Hope it brings… Read More ›