I always thought this goofy song was made up for a Looney Tunes cartoon. I vaguely remembered it as Daffy Duck, but it turned to be Porky Pig. Moreover, it’s a real song, written by Johnny Mercer et al. It… Read More ›
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MYSTICAL, MAGICAL SOCKS – Marilyn Armstrong
Two years ago, I order 30 pairs of socks in all different colors and patterns. I realized, finally, that I was down to a bare two or three pairs and I wasn’t even sure they were real pairs, but they… Read More ›
EFFERVESCENT INGREDIENTS – Marilyn Armstrong
I should be peppy and lively. I should be able to find the ingredients to get the laundry done, to go take a few pictures. Something. I’m too beat up to find anything remotely effervescent in me right now. It… Read More ›
POLITICAL CARTOONS OF THE WEEK – Marilyn Armstrong
I collect them. Whenever I see a really good one, I save it for the next time I need something funny where humor is hard to find. This week, I haven’t done anything that warrants political cartoons, but these are… Read More ›
EXPECTATIONS AND THE LACK THEREOF – Marilyn Armstrong
Everything is weird. The weather is weird. The government is even weirder. Maybe our government is the weirdest of all. Between one thing and another, I feel like I’m living on a different planet. I have no idea what to… Read More ›
EVERYONE IS A LIAR EXCEPT DONALD TRUMP – Garry Armstrong
“The media always lies,” she said and I cringed. Then, I got angry. Why do people believe a president who has never told the truth about anything while failing to believe the fact-based truth? I’m not talking about “ultimate” truth… Read More ›
THE ARRANGEMENT – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Arrangement This is one of “those words” which means so many things on so many levels it is hard to know exactly where to start. Most typically, in my world, it is “common parlance” for a couple… Read More ›
WISE REFLECTION? – Marilyn Armstrong
With two prompts, wise and reflection, I thought about me and wisdom. And reflection. And came up with the general feeling that I am not particularly reflective or wise. I probably never was. Just getting by would probably describe my… Read More ›
AMIBIGUITY – Marilyn Armstrong
The Ambiguity of Our Times Ambiguity. That’s when you say “I love you,” but pause afterward and think (out loud) that you used to love other people and you don’t love them anymore, so maybe loving you doesn’t really mean… Read More ›
COVFEFE, KERFUFFLE AND A LEGEND FROM AMERICA’S COLLECTIVE NIGHTMARE – Marilyn Armstrong
The Kerfuffle About Covfefe First, let me speculate on the old word “covfefe.” Although over the months there has been much speculation about what the originally intended word might have been (if indeed an actual word was intended at all)… Read More ›
WHEN IT STOPS BEING FUNNY – Marilyn Armstrong
How funny or witty can you be when reality — your existence — has gone beyond whatever we imagined was the ultimate degree of ludicrousness? When your future expectations have been effectively annihilated? That we have a horrible government (it makes me… Read More ›
CORPORATE VERSUS POLITICAL AMERICA – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I read an interesting article about the difference between corporate America and political America. In a nutshell, corporations’ bottom line is with the public. Politicians’ bottom line is with their donors. Today, ironically, it seems that corporate America is more… Read More ›
