Day: 02/07/2022

MARCHING BACKWARD, BACKWARD

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/07/2022 • ( 16 )

This segment comes from the 1960 movie “Inherit the Wind.” The dialogue is virtually a direct quote from Clarence Darrow’s real speech to the judge and jury in the “Monkey Trial” held in Dayton, Tennessee in 1925. In fact, most… Read More ›

SQUARE ODDS – HOW TO EAT SEEDS. LESSONS FROM A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/07/2022 • ( 5 )

The Square Odds – February 2022 Have I mentioned that birds are messy? Birds are ridiculously messy. They toss seeds all over the place and poop on top of them. Then, they eat them anyway. They seem to have absolutely… Read More ›

RERUNS, SURVIVAL, AND DRUG PRICES

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/07/2022 • ( 35 )

ANOTHER YEAR ROLLS AROUND Yesterday was my 12th anniversary on this blog. I have written more than 12,000 posts and have just under 30,000 photographs in the media library. I have been a very busy lady. I try to add… Read More ›

THE ENEMY OF IGNORANCE – RICH PASCHALL

By Rich Paschall on 02/07/2022 • ( 12 )

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all… Read More ›

DANGEROUS HUMAN BEANS

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/07/2022 • ( 15 )

Last night we made a package of green beans. They weren’t the “nuke’em in the package” beans we usually get. You were supposed to empty the package into a frying pan and 8 minutes later (according to the package), they… Read More ›