END OF THE AUTUMN – ANOTHER YEAR PASSES It’s the last day of October and most of the trees are bare. It has been raining all week and last night’s wind and rain finally finished off the trees. So, in… Read More ›
Month: October 2019
WHO SAID LIFE IS FAIR? – Marilyn Armstrong
With shock and grief, I hear the wailing of betrayed youth. They have made the awfulest Big Discovery. Life is unfair. You work hard, perform brilliantly yet wind up bruised and forgotten. Then again, you might find yourself famous, rich,… Read More ›
WHOLE BODY HEALTH: I KNEW IT! – Marilyn Armstrong
I was sure that the damage to my heart was related to the drugs they gave me for cancer which had been dealt with just four years earlier. Tonight, on CBS News, they are finding a direct link between breast… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD – OCTOBER’S END AND WINTER BEGINS – Marilyn Armstrong
Share Your World – and a Happy Halloween! Questions: Where’s the line between respectful disagreement and being downright mean (bullying) to someone? There’s no official line, but I think you know it when you hear it. Would you prefer to… Read More ›
MASSED SQUIRRELS ATTACK RURAL HOME SLAUGHTERING RETIREE – Marilyn Armstrong
Gazing out of her bedroom window, she nothing that each feeder had two or three squirrels clinging to it and there were more of them on the deck and on the railing. “This,” she said to herself, “Is ridiculous. How… Read More ›
GREEN GREEN, IT’S GREEN THEY SAY – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Green Memories of summertime along the river. And now that autumn is ending, the next color will be white!
NEWS ANCHORING: LOOKING INSIDE – Garry Armstrong
The handsome guy who sits at the main newsdesk on your television newscast is more than a guy who just sits and reads. He delivers the script, knows when to pass the baton to a reporter, live or on tape…. Read More ›
ALMOST THE END OF THE LINE – Marilyn Armstrong
ALMOST THE END OF THE LINE Hard to imagine October is done. Finito. My favorite month. The only thing about it I don’t like is that winter is right behind it. The cold is closing in quickly. I don’t have… Read More ›
TRUMP STILL IN OBAMA’S SHADOW AFTER ISIS HEAD KILLED – THE SHINBONE STAR
President Barack Obama got Osama bin Laden, the meanest of the mean. Oval Office Occupant The Donald got Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. WHO? Oh, yeah, head of the Islamic State (ISIS), “the world’s No. 1 terrorist leader,” according to Donald. Donald,… Read More ›
WHEN IT’S TOO LATE, IS IT STILL PROCRASTINATING? – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango: Procrastinating Until Time Runs Out PHOTOGRAPHS: OWEN KRAUS And who amongst us does not procrastinate? I used to do everything ahead of time because I figured if I did whatever I didn’t want to do EARLY, then… Read More ›
BUILT ON THE ROCK ~ OCTOBER 28, 2019 ~ MELANIE B CEE
Garry is forever telling me that I do make a difference even though I usually can’t see how. But this is actual evidence that I have made a difference to at least one person and hopefully, a few others. The… Read More ›
FINAL OCTOBER SQUARES OR MAYBE THERE WILL BE ONE MORE – Marilyn Armstrong
FINAL OCTOBER SQUARES And then there are some more:
