So what do you do with your long afternoon? It’s hot outside, though not as hot as yesterday and not nearly as humid. As August approaches, we can usually expect a significant temperature drop before the month is done. That’s… Read More ›
Month: July 2023
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 25
It’s summertime. Between heat, vacations, errands, doctor appointments, etc., we’ve had to do a bit of juggling. We didn’t get back until Wednesday, so we planned to record on Thursday, but Tom got hung up. So it was Friday and… Read More ›
AND AS JULY ENDS…
Share Your World 24th July It’s been a great and wonderful week for us. I wish more weeks were like this one. What makes you smile at the drop of a hat? Well, something funny usually works. Wit makes me smile…. Read More ›
GARDEN ON THE DECK
FOTD – July 29 – Garden on the deck The petunias seem to be suffering the most from the sun and heat. I find this odd because I grew petunias in Israel in full sun on my deck and they were… Read More ›
THAT SUNDAY, THAT SUMMER
Golden Oldies, 1963 Edition, by Rich Paschall If we were sending you an invitation by mail that summer, we could use the new ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) code to speed the dance party notice along. We would have to add… Read More ›
MATRIMONIAL KITCHEN CHATTING
Garry complains a lot, but really, he isn’t complaining about one thing. Mostly, he’s complaining about getting old and all the stuff that goes with it. He doesn’t like it. It wasn’t expecting it to happen to him. Everyone else,… Read More ›
THE DAY THE MACHINES WENT DOWN
Dateline: Uxbridge, Massachusetts It was an ordinary day. A sunny day. Late summer in New England. Hot. Sunny. An ordinary day except for the heat and humidity. 97 degrees F and 95% humidity, like walking into hot soup. Except we ran out… Read More ›
A PHOTOGRAPHICALLY FREE CHOICE
WQ #30: July 26: /WRITER’S CHOICE/DOUBLE DIP CHALLENGES “A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed.” – Richard Avedon In the course of our vacation — all three days of it — I brought… Read More ›
SUNLIGHT THROUGH FRENCH DOORS
FOTD – July 28 – Sunlight through the glass panes of the French doors I was testing out a camera. Not a new camera. It was an old camera I hadn’t used in years. I not only found it, but also… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 24
Garry was away this week, so Tom had time to add a special guest. Special treat this episode. Our co-host Garry Armstrong was away this week. So, we got to talk to the other Gary in Tom’s life, Gary Kiffel,… Read More ›
A LOST & FOUND WEEKEND
Fandango’s Provocative Question #224 Allow me to begin this by saying no matter how smart we usually are, sometimes, we are all morons. We went to visit friends. They don’t live terribly far away — less than a 2-hour drive assuming… Read More ›
M & M – THE PHOTOS
CMMC – July: Alphabet any word that has two “M”s Not a lot of pictures, but everything came up summer. Well, maybe that’s to be expected. It is, after all …