I am now old enough and have been through enough elections with all the speechifying and promises that I know how it works. We finally settle on a candidate and quickly learn the promises made during an election process are… Read More ›
Month: February 2020
LIGHTS AT NIGHT: PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Light the Night
CACTUS AND ORCHIDS – Marilyn Armstrong
February 28 – Orchids Almost the last indoor flower pictures of the month. But today I realized I have another branch full of orchid buds coming up and my red cactus is full of buds. More flowers to come!
KIDS SAY THE DARNEDEST THINGS – Marilyn Armstrong
My kid will turn 51 in May, but he still says the darnedest things. “Why,” he asked me, “When I was a kid didn’t you tell me getting old was going to be such a bummer?” “Because we didn’t know…. Read More ›
WHEN IN ROME, DO AS THE ROMANS DO – Marilyn Armstrong
WHEN IN ROME … Let’s go heavy on the crucifixions. I can think of a whole bunch of deserving candidates right now. What’ya say, gang? Let’s do like the Romans do!
THE CHANGING SEASONS, FEBRUARY 2020 – Marilyn Armstrong
The Changing Seasons, February 2020 It has been a dreary February. To be fair, February is usually dreary, though it normally gets more snow. We didn’t get any snow in either January or February which is a record for the past… Read More ›
CLOUDS: CEE’S BLACK & WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Clouds
BEST FRIENDS FOR AN AFTERNOON – Marilyn Armstrong
It has nothing to do with hooking up or any other kind of sex. It has to do with becoming the closest of friends with a complete stranger for one afternoon, then never seeing him or her again. One year,… Read More ›
BUT THAT CAN’T BE RIGHT, CAN IT? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #58 To put it most simply, I always thought that — socio and psychopaths aside — everyone has a conscience. Even after Trump was elected, I thought that Americans weren’t stupid enough to actually follow this moron. I… Read More ›
GOLDFINCHES IN BLOOM – Marilyn Armstrong
Many of our birds show up in twos and threes, but only the Goldfinches show up in flocks. They may be small, but when they show up, they take over the feeders. All three of them. I took a few… Read More ›
THE ESSENTIAL SUICIDAL TENDENCIES OF FLOWERING CACTI AND ORCHIDS … Marilyn Armstrong
Feb 27, 2020 – The Suicidal Tendencies of Cacti & Orchids I am embarrassed by the growth of my cacti and orchids. I have been growing plants forever. Indoor plants. I’m not much of an outdoor grower because my back… Read More ›
A BOX FROM THE HALL OF RECORDS – Marilyn Armstrong
One morning, I woke up to find a beautifully wrapped package next to my bed. Attached to it was a note: “Open me, if you dare.” What’s inside the box? Should I open it? When I looked closely, under the… Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 