Originally posted on THE SHINBONE STAR:
It’s worse than gunning down an innocent bystander on 5th Avenue in New York City and getting away with it. Donald J. Trump and his Republican Party sycophants are about to deal a death…
Month: January 2020
THE CHANGING SEASONS, JANUARY 2020 – Marilyn Armstrong
The Changing Seasons, January 2020 This hasn’t been a normal January. We had no measurable snow and only 4 out of 31 days have been lower than average January temperature. Every other day was higher than average bringing this month in… Read More ›
DAMS AND ICE AS JANUARY SQUARES ENDS – Marilyn Armstong
DAMS AND ICE – JANUARY AT ITS END It has been a warm January, the warmest since 1932 and the third warmest since the beginning of the 20th century. Today was the first day that was colder than average in… Read More ›
TIMING, TIME TRAVEL, AND THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT – ELLIN CURLEY
I am fascinated with the concepts of time travel, parallel universes and the Butterfly Effect. Fortunately for me, there are several TV shows today that deal with these things. One is Timeless and another is The Flash. The Flash is… Read More ›
THE BEST BOOK I’VE READ ABOUT CANCER – FICTION FOR REAL LIFE – Marilyn Armstrong
Anyone who had cancer, no matter how many years have passed, knows you are never “cured.” The best anyone can say is “so far, so good.” Cancer isn’t one disease nor is there a test to tell you whether or… Read More ›
LET’S PRETEND IT’S SPRING AND LOOK AT DAFFODILS – Marilyn Armstrong
FOTD – January 29, 2020 – Daffodils It’s winter and not even a really good winter. It’s a very warm winter. Not the warmest January ever, but the third warmest in 100 years, which is warm. We’ve had a bit of… Read More ›
OUT THE WINDOW TO THE LIGHT – Marilyn Armstrong
INTO THE LIGHT THOUGH THE DAY WAS GRAY I don’t have any space pictures. I wish I did. But I do have some pictures from today and this gray day as my orchid is getting ready to bloom. I need… Read More ›
PROVOCATIVE QUESTION 2 REDUX: WISDOM V. INTELLIGENCE – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #2 Is there a difference between these two things? Isn’t wisdom an elderly version of intelligence, fired by time and hard knocks? I read a bunch of definitions of the difference between intelligence and wisdom and basically, it boiled… Read More ›
BYE BYE GAME OF THRONES. THE PARTY’S OVER – Marilyn Armstrong
Again, I tried reading “A Dance With Dragons” by George R.R. Martin. It is book five of an interminable series called “A Game of Thrones,” the most violent, grim, and repetitive — and long — series ever written. It makes… Read More ›
ROCKPORT HARBOR AND ANOTHER SUNRISE – Marilyn Armstrong
Fishing Boats and a Scarlet Sunrise Dawn in Rockport. If pictures look familiar, Rockport, Massachusetts is one of the most photographed locations in the U.S. Not only is it highly photogenic, but it is also an artist’s colony. It was… Read More ›
AN ALLEGORY OF LIFE AND MORAL BREAKDOWN – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Allegory I decided this morning that if our government doesn’t feel they need to obey laws, why should we? They have declared us as a non-government. They have no laws by which they need to abide, so… Read More ›
TRUMP THE BELLWETHER – Marilyn Armstrong
BELLWETHER, BY CONNIE WILLIS This is a book I have read many times. I read it (again) because it’s funny and finding something to laugh about has not been easy recently. And also, because each time I read it, I… Read More ›
HARVESTING THE CORN IN VERMONT – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Harvest Scenes It just happens that I have exactly the right pictures for this challenge. Now, if I can find them …
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? – BY TOM CURLEY
This was the cover of the March 5th, 2017 “New York Daily News.” It wasn’t newsworthy when it became the cover of the Daily News. Everyone knew our ”Commander In Chief“ was nuts and most of us had known it… Read More ›
OGUNQUIT BEACH WITH BIRDS AND A SUNRISE – Marilyn Armstrong
Sunrise Flight Dawn on Ogunquit beach. It was about 4:30 in the morning when I dragged my body from the bed, threw some clothing on including long sleeves, long pants, and socks. Not because it was so cold. It was… Read More ›
SHARING THE WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong
Sharing My World – 1-18-2020 First, all things petty, but maybe not so petty includes the money we need to replace our creaky old furnace (about $8000, but we can get a 7-year interest free loan and an $800 deduction… Read More ›
SIGNS OF OUR TIMES AND FAREWELL MY LOVELY – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Last night, I was gritting my teeth over the Senate Impeachment travesty and another household repair issue. The tank on the toilet in our primary bathroom cracked just hours after Marilyn had workers back to redo problems on our new… Read More ›
A Bolt from The Blue That Just Might Take Trump Down – REBLOG – THE SHINBONE STAR
Originally posted on THE SHINBONE STAR:
— Alex Wong/Getty Images On Sunday afternoon, the Gray Lady chimed on our Google Assistant to fill us in on John Bolton, former National Security Advisor for Donald Trump. He is a clever guy.…
EXTROVERTED INTROVERTS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I learned a new phrase recently, ‘extroverted introvert.’ I’d never heard it before but I instantly recognized that it applied to me and even explained some things about myself that had always puzzled me. I have extrovert qualities but at… Read More ›
DECISIVE FLIGHT – Marilyn Armstrong
Decisive Flight Taking off from the green lawn of the Tuskeegee Flying museum, the small plane took off into the clouds and eventually, vanished in them.
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 