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 ›
Day: 06/25/2020
“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 ›
WHEN AND HOW THE PLAGUE FINALLY ENDED
I had a great conversation with my mortgage bank today. I’ve got a six month don’t have to pay my mortgage thing, but I can if I want to. I want to. Sometimes I have a hard time doing it… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 