Reinventing Ourselves, by Rich Paschall When I was much younger, perhaps late teens, and throughout my twenties, I used to like to go down to State Street, “That Great Street,” in Chicago. It was alive in much the same way… Read More ›
Month: June 2020
A THANK YOU NOTE TO AMERICA FROM THE CORONA VIRUS – BY TOM CURLEY
Hi America. This is the coronavirus. I’m writing you this letter to say thank you for all you have done for me. I know I’m just a microscopic organism, literally the simplest life form on Earth. I’m just a single… Read More ›
WHEN WORDS FAIL – Marilyn Armstrong
I was reading a comment in the Washington Post that followed my own line of thought: Yes, the politicians are to blame — but so are we. The two trends intersect.The Republican war on science succeeded by making people distrust… Read More ›
WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Considering how the world has changed, I suspect more of us have become aware that “winning” isn’t everything and sometimes, not even a good thing. It all depends on what you won. And there can be a lot of emotional… Read More ›
DUSK AS DAY ENDS – Marilyn Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Dusk People have often asked what the difference is betweeen sunrise and sunset, between dawn and dusk. Really, in practical terms, the difference is which part of the sky is involved. East is sunrise, west is… Read More ›
SO MANY FLOWERS ARE GONE – Marilyn Armstrong
When I started writing Serendipity eight years ago, I was enthusiastic and full of energy. Undisciplined. All over the place. Writing too much, leaping from subject to subject. Angry one day, mellow the next. Ranting about the wrongs of the… Read More ›
THE SUMMER WIND
SONGS THAT CAME BLOWIN’ IN, by Rich Paschall If you visited this space last Sunday, you saw the top Summer Songs as given by the musical genius, Brian Wilson. Those may have been songs that evoked thoughts of summer for Brian,… Read More ›
DAYLILIES IN THE RAIN – Marilyn Armstrong
FOTD – June 28 – Daylily It finally rained today. It was the thunder that woke me from an impossibly deep sleep and it was a lot later than I thought. In fact, I never sleep that late, but we were… Read More ›
NEW PICTURES OF THE LOUNGING SQUIRREL – Marilyn Armstrong
To the best of my knowledge, squirrels are the busiest animals in the world. They are eating, jumping, climbing, leaping, running. Busy, busy, busy. When whatever tore down our feeder tore it down, it was full, so Owen just put… Read More ›
THE WESTERN FILMS OF ROBERT MITCHUM By GENE FREESE
THE WESTERN FILMS OF ROBERT MITCHUM Author: Gene Freese Publication date: November 2019 244 pages in softcover, $39.95 pISBN: 978-1-4766-7849-8 eISBN 978-1-4766-3746-4 McfarlandBooks.com – 800-253-2187 McFarland, Publisher Most biographies of Hollywood film stars are from the “print the legend” department…. Read More ›
DEATH OF THE LAST BIG BIRDFEEDER – Marilyn Armstrong
When Owen came upstairs this morning, he looked out the window and realized the birdfeeder was missing. It’s a very big feeder and (used to) hold almost 20 pounds of seeds. We had the feeders down for a few weeks… Read More ›
CHILLING DURING NATIONAL HEMP MONTH – Marilyn Armstrong
According to my calendar, this is National Hemp Month. It’s perfect for us because it is growing on the deck and looking exceedingly healthy. Not ready for harvesting, but it is definitely working on it. From the calendar: NATIONAL HEMP… Read More ›
“I AM SAMOAN!” DECLARES GARRY ARMSTRONG
I’m Samoan. You may not believe it, but a whole bevy of racists in the 1970s believed it and it has become an inside joke in local media — or at least the retired members of local media. Maybe you’ve… Read More ›
Lost in the Winner’s Circle
Originally posted on Red's Wrap:
Parts of it were funny. And other parts were humiliating. And even though I’ve told the story before, it deserves another telling, if only to show that maybe humiliation can diminish over time while…
NAMES CAN NEVER HURT YOU – GARRY ARMSTRONG
A while back, Marilyn wrote a piece using the word chutzpah. This is a word I’ve always badly mangled when I try to say it. It’s just a word, what the heck? That was my take for many years until… Read More ›
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS: WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #75 – CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS Have you ever committed a crime? If yes, tell us about it to the extent you feel comfortable doing so. If not, is there a crime you might like to commit (i.e., fantasized about… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 