The Changing Seasons: July 2020 It’s not just about pictures anymore. It’s about energy … finding enough of it to actually take pictures which look exactly like the pictures you took last month because you are still at home, so the… Read More ›
Month: July 2020
EL DUQUE, DOG OF DAWGZ
I finally got some reasonably good pictures of El Duque. We were outside on the deck and I had to cajole him to stop hiding in the plants and show his handsome jowls. So here’s the Duke, in all his… Read More ›
ALL THE REST OF THE SQUARES
ALL THE REST OF MY SQUARE PERSPECTIVES It’s the end of the month, so here are square pictures of all the various things I’ve taken square pictures of through the years and months. I’ll be back for the next square… Read More ›
BIRDS AND BUSHES
Racket had gotten out of his cage. Nothing unusual about that, except that usually when I let him loose, I’d make sure to put away anything I cared about to avoid having Racket destroy it. It was futile but I… Read More ›
PEACE TALKS – HARRY DRESDEN IS FINALLY BACK! – by JIM BUTCHER
I looked it up. I have waited six years for book sixteen in the Harry Dresden world to be published. I have waited patiently, then less patiently. A few months ago, there was a book by Jim Butcher called (tada!)… Read More ›
WHO ARE YOU NOW? DIDN’T YOU USED TO BE SOMEONE?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #80 From Fandango, a deep, philosophical question. We need some of those because everything else is about disease or the news. “I saw this question on a site that offers up a bunch of “deep, philosophical” questions and… Read More ›
DOOMSDAY BOOK BY CONNIE WILLIS
I read this for the first time when it was first published in 2008. It wasn’t available as an audible book yet, though it would be soon. So my first reading was words on paper. It’s the story of the… Read More ›
TAKE SOME TIME TO REVIVE IT
A view of America from Chicago, the band, by Rich Paschall Chicago has been around for a long time. No, I don’t mean the city, I mean the band. In 1967, five guys from DePaul University recruited a sixth from… Read More ›
BITTER ROOTS
I am named after an aunt I never met. In my version of Jewish family, you don’t name babies after living people. Only after those who have passed. This is not true in all Jewish families. It depends on where… Read More ›
THE FREEDOM TO BE SELFISH – BY ELLIN CURLEY
So what is the problem with the anti-maskers? I understand that many of them believe that the entire Coronavirus is a hoax or a greatly exaggerated hype to sully Trump’s sterling reputation and political fortunes. But why are they arguing… Read More ›
LETTER TO AN OVERSEAS FRIEND – LIFE IN THE CRAZY ZONE
Bonnie passed at the beginning of June. We were doing what we swore we would NOT do, which was keeping her alive when it was obvious that she was really gone. At least she was (mostly) physically healthy until the… Read More ›
HOUSE FINCH, GOLDFINCH, AND A FEW MORE
MOSTLY HOUSE FINCH, GOLDFINCH, AND A FEW MORE If nothing else, this pause in space and time has given me good reasons to go back through my downloads. I have an awful lot of downloads that are just sitting on… Read More ›
A PHOENIX AND AN OAK LEAF: A CIGAR BOX GUITAR FOR ME
Owen wanted to give me a present. it isn’t my birthday. it’s not my anniversary. It isn’t any special day. He just wanted to get me a really great gift, better than any other he had ever give me. So… Read More ›
SLAVERY TO INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ON THE BLACKSTONE RIVER
You might say the Blackstone Valley was Alexander Hamilton’s dream come true. He wanted the U.S. to grow into an industrial and international powerhouse. This was the subject on which he and Thomas Jefferson fought. Jefferson wanted democracy and a… Read More ›
THE LEAST CHIPMUNK CAME BACK (AND I HAD A CAMERA)
Changing Perceptions This morning, while we were waiting for the appraiser, the tiny “least chipmunk” dropped by the feeder. These little chipmunks look very much like their bigger brethren, but the are less than half their size. The birds are… Read More ›
HOMELAND MILITARIZATION CAN’T BE OUR FUTURE | VIEWS FROM THE EDGE – GORDON STEWART
What is happening in Portland and American cities where Black Lives Matter continues to oppose the violence and lawlessness of those sworn to protect and serve. A search through previous Views from the Edge posts led back to August 22,… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD? PROBABLY NOT YOUR BEST CHOICE!
We are waiting on the appraiser to finalize this refinance which is pretty much set to go, minus the appraisal — which i think went pretty well. It takes about a week for an appraisal to come through and it’s… Read More ›
DAYLILIES IN THE BACKYARD
FOTD – July 27 – Daylilies The flowers are blooming and wilting in one day from the heat. And we could really use some rain … which we might get. Tomorrow afternoon or evening, assuming the weather guy is right…. Read More ›
DARWIN AWARDS CANCELLED — TOO MANY CANDIDATES – BY TOM CURLEY
“The Darwin Awards are in danger of being canceled this year due to the unprecedented number of applicants and a severe lack of Darwin Award trophies. ‘In any normal year we might have a few hundred nominations, but this year… Read More ›
SQUARED PERSPECTIVE – BLACKSTONE RIVER – PHOTOS By GARRY & MARILYN ARMSTRONG
Square Perspectives – 26 July 2020 So far, I’ve offered mostly closeups. Birds, a tiny chipmunk, squirrels. This time it the Blackstone River. These are photos I took in June, but they’ve been sitting in my “in box” ever since…. Read More ›
GARDEN BIRDS ON THE SQUARE – Marilyn Armstrong
Garden Birds Squared Today is the day I find all of my square birds that I’ve been saving since we got feeders! It has been so hot that the birds have not been coming out for seeds until the sun… Read More ›
BODGES? WE DON’T NEED NO BODGES! – RICH PASCHALL
From the battleground, by Rich Paschall You have probably quoted, or misquoted, the famous movie line. In fact, I would bet you have done it often. Do you know where it comes from? Have you seen the movie? If not,… Read More ›
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT – Marilyn Armstrong
From ghoulies and ghosties And long-legged beasties And things that go bump in the night Good Lord, deliver us! – Traditional Scottish Prayer I’ve never met a ghoul and I have questions about long-legged beasties, but I can speak from… Read More ›
CRAZY ABOUT SQUIRRELS – GOING TIGHTLY SQUARE
The Smaller Picture – Going Tight It was early in the morning. I’d gotten up to get something more to drink. I looked out the window and there were squirrels. One per feeder. So, I gave the Duke a treat,… Read More ›
