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Opinionated writer with hopes for a better future for all plus a big helping of skepticism about humanity.
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Serendipity – The Swans Are Back
So today, I took serendipitous photographs of swans on an unnamed pond on the road whose name I don’t know. The road runs between Uxbridge, through Northbridge and Whitinsville, past the old mill and the High School through Webster. I’ve never… Read More ›
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How Come They Don’t Simply Open the Windows? A Film Maven’s Dialogue
Earlier today, my husband the movie maven wrote me and a few of his old TV pals. He had a question, perhaps one that has long needed answering. Given the cost and scarcity of panes of glass in Ye Olde… Read More ›
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Young Swans
These are from last year. I don’t know which of them I’ve published, but I think just one or two maybe and a while ago at that. These are immature mute swans. They will be white at maturity. These are… Read More ›
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MEETING A PRESIDENT
Back in 1993, a lifetime ago, our world was different. We were different. Whatever future we had in mind, I think we didn’t imagine the one in which we find ourselves. It had been a hard year. Licking our collective… Read More ›
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AND THEN, IT STARTED TO RAIN
Yesterday was lovely, but I didn’t go out. Today, I made sure to get to the sunshine and down to the dam. I was going on the theory that have had two dry days, I could be sure expecting… Read More ›
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The seasons, they go round and round …
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October Country
Mid October would typically be when this region would be hitting peak color. We would be looking forward to another week or two of brilliant color, but the unpredictable New England weather zapped us again. The leaves brightened early. It… Read More ›
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Humpty Dumpty — Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll
‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ – ‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’ –… Read More ›
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Everything Worth Knowing
I originally wrote this when I had more or less no readers. So, I figure it deserves another go round. It was fun to write and maybe you’ll find it fun to read. – I’m the kind of person who… Read More ›
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Do you remember Nunley’s?
– If you grew up or lived on Long Island sometime before and until the late 1980s, you’ll remember Nunley’s. When they closed and sold their wonderful old carousel that had an actual working Calliope, I tried to talk the city… Read More ›
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The Walrus and the Carpenter, Lewis Carroll
Of all the poetry from Lewis Carroll, this is my favorite. It is here because I like it. It serves no higher good and contains no hidden meaning. It is a poem that always makes me smile. Hope it brings… Read More ›
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Carlton Theatre in Jamaica, NY – Cinema Treasures
See on Scoop.it – Movie From Mavens This theatre had several names, starting as the Capitol Theatre during construction in 1926-27 by a real estate developer that hoped to make it a m… See on cinematreasures.org
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Buying the Big Lie
I posted about this subject a while back, but yesterday, when we were out visiting friends, the conversation over dinner turned to chasing dreams versus using your abilities. Both Garry and Jim have spent their lives working in media, though… Read More ›
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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945, Tony Judt
Published: September 5, 2006; 960 pages Available as an audiobook from Audible.com – Tony Judt passed away in 2010 year from cancer. He was born and raised in Great Britain, but was a professor at New York University for more than… Read More ›
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Getting Personal
Today a friend asked me how, in photographs, I was willing to reveal parts of my life that many consider too private to share: my office, our bedroom, our personal world. I hadn’t even thought about it until she… Read More ›
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Manchaug in Late Summer
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 