Originally posted on France & Vincent:
The Old Sterling Ten Pound Note (obverse) * The Sundays of my youth were quiet days, primarily because in those far off times our country still regarded the first day of the week as…
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Drinking Drano — Who Will Pump America’s Stomach?
Originally posted on Views from the Edge:
It ends before a paragraph is written. Anything I might say seems so obvious. Trite. I feel like Chicken Little! How many times can I warn that “the sky is falling!”? Why bother?…
BODGES? WE DON’T NEED NO BODGES! – SERIOUSLY
From the battleground, an update, by Rich Paschall Yes, there is more to the story! 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… Read More ›
CONTROLLING LIFE – FANDANGO’S PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #88
Fandango’s Provocative Question #88 Coming from an abusive home, I learned very early how little control I had over my life. All kids have essentially no control because children have no rights and an abused child has even fewer rights. The… Read More ›
The Great Cornholio ordered by New York Supreme Court Justice to appear for deposition
Originally posted on natshouseblog:
Judge orders Eric Trump – the Great Cornholio who plays Butthead on TV – must meet with N.Y. attorney general’s investigators by Oct. 7 for a deposition into his alleged criminal behavior. Eric tried to dodge…
THE BIRDS ARE EATING LIKE CRAZY
I’ve been feeding birds for a few years now and I’m pretty used to their feeding habits. Generally, they come in groups. Flocks of Goldfinches, a couple of Cardinals — orange or red and some orange babies, too. Lots of… Read More ›
The Normalization of Evil: Does it matter anymore?
Originally posted on Views from the Edge:
Can you hear the tablets breaking? Does nothing matter? As soon as [Moses] came near the camp and saw the [Golden] calf and the dancing, Moses’ anger burned hot, and he threw the…
ONE PULLED TOOTH, ONE GRUMPY BLOGGER, ONE RED LEAF
My sick tooth is gone. Presumably, this will also cure the abscess in the gum above the tooth. It was ironic because this tooth was in my gum as solid as a rock. Not even a wobble. The dentist cut… Read More ›
REMEMBER “LOOK ALIKE, FEEL ALIKE”?
“Look alike, feel alike” used to be the motto of the User Interface area of software development. The idea was that as you developed a product, each new version should “feel the same way” as the one that came before… Read More ›
IT’S A FINE LENS BUT MY EYES WILL HAVE TO GO!
Not being at all ready to accept camera failure as my focusing problem, I redid the pictures of yesterday since my friendly red squirrel was back. A lot of photos later, I knew my eyes aren’t sharp enough closeup on… Read More ›
WORLD SHARING AND NOW IT’S SEPTEMBER
Share Your World 9-7-2020 Roger’s Magical, Mystical Questions: What happened to cause you to discover ‘bullies” were real? My father was the ultimate bully and then there were the mean girls at school and the odd boy bully along the way…. Read More ›
GETTING INCREASINGLY PISSED OFF
I tried out the block editor and now I can’t get rid of it. If I try to use the classic editor from my dashboard, I have to select it separately. As for older posts, it does NOT leave them… Read More ›
BIRDS, WOODS, TREES — SUNNY DAY IN SEPTEMBER WITH JUST A NIP OF AUTUMN IN THE AIR
Last night it got downright chilly. About four in the morning — which these days seems to be my automatic wake-up time — I got up, took the cover off the bed. Folded it and moved the next weight covering… Read More ›
ALL TOYS PLEASE REMAIN IN THE ATTIC – GARRY ARMSTRONG
The phone rang. The caller ID flashed, showing one of Boston’s two major newspapers. I figured it was the sales department. I handed the phone to Marilyn. I heard Marilyn respond “yes” several times and was puzzled. We didn’t need… Read More ›
THE PILGRIM’S LATE SUMMER DAY IN UXBRIDGE By GARRY ARMSTRONG
Initially, it was just a quick run to our local supermarket for a few items. It turned out to be one of the nicest afternoons I’ve had in a long time. An impromptu photo session turned into a brief lesson… Read More ›
EX-PATRIOT: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A VACATION AND BUILDING A LIFE
There used to be a joke in Israel. It worked in English and Hebrew, so here it goes. A tourist goes to visit Israel. He is astounded at what a beautiful country it is. He’s awed by the crops in… Read More ›
HALLWAYS OF MEMORY
Every night, I fill up my cup, grab my bag of medications, give the Duke his nighttime treats, and hike the hallway to the bedroom at the other end of the house. After arriving, I put the bag where it… Read More ›
MY PLANS FOR SEPTEMBER
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #31: My plans for September I am planning to not lose my mind this September. Because all through August, I’ve had the definite feeling that I really am losing it. Today I was told that… Read More ›
THE CLOCK TOLLS, BUT SOMETIMES NOT SO MUCH
Owen has clocked us. Whereas I used to have one grandmother clock in the dining room that I got from my first husband as a second anniversary gift — received while I was in the hospital during my long, long… Read More ›
DELIVERING THE GOODS
We have already spent a lot of time talking about USPS and voting and all that, but we haven’t gotten to our favorite amusing anecdotes about UPS and Fedex. Each has its own cute and funny methods or not getting… Read More ›
DOES THE CHARACTER MATCH THE IMAGE IN THE BOOK?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #84 I’ve got a four answers here and really, there should be more. I’ve put them in order of their dates of release. The Haunting is a 1963 British horror film directed and produced by Robert Wise and… Read More ›
TRUMP NOW HAS A TOP GUN ON HIS ASS – NAT HELMS – A GREAT POST ON KAMALA HARRIS
Originally posted on natshouseblog:
by Nat Helms Kamala Harris, a 55-year-old career prosecutor who plans to become our next vice president, didn’t have to wait long to be attacked by Donald Trump and his band of misogynist racists. Fred Bunch,…
ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?
It’s great being a heart transmission Beta tester. Are we having fun yet? My heart surgeon sent me a box containing a device which purportedly reads my pacemaker via WIFI. I am, apparently, the only patient to whom they sent… Read More ›
WHEN A COMMENT TURNS INTO A POST – HOW DO I FEEL ABOUT HARRY POTTER?
To Melanie’s two part “Share My World” — How do I feel about Harry Potter? I’m grinding slowly towards the conclusion of our refinance. As of this morning, we have cleared all the hurdles. They needed this month’s mortgage payment… Read More ›
