There has never been a dearth of assholes in our world, but I think this past year has raised it to a level of importance it never previously possessed.The assholes are everywhere! They are the ones who still think the… Read More ›
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BLUE BIRDS ARE HERE. CAN HAPPINESS BE FAR BEHIND? Marilyn Armstrong
I kept wondering why I never saw a bluebird. Ever. Not here or in New York. And I know they live here. This morning I got up and looked out my back windows and the deck was full of bluebirds!
MEMORIAL DAY: THEN AND NOW, THE DAY AFTER – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Time changes everything. It’s a given. Memorial Day is no different and that’s a shame. When I was a kid, Memorial Day was usually a family affair. It seems as if it was always sunny and warm for the gathering… Read More ›
LITTLE FLAGS IN A COUNTRY THAT’S DYING – Marilyn Armstrong
I don’t know how they will get it done, but I’m sure there will be flags in the Revolutionary War cemetery in the middle of town. It’s directly across from the dam and it is beautiful especially in the autumn…. Read More ›
THE STRANGEST EVER MOTHER’S DAY – Marilyn Armstrong
What a year! What a time for Mother’s Day! What a time! For all of us – mothers and grandmothers and great grandmothers. Let’s keep on keeping on. From the strange old world into the even stranger new one.
BE JOYFUL! IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!
When you’ve been married for a long time, there’s nothing new you can say that you haven’t said on all those other birthdays. I know this isn’t a great time for celebrations, … but we are alive and so far,… Read More ›
AN ODD ST. PATRICK’S DAY POST – GARRY ARMSTRONG
St. Patrick’s Day usually is a cause for upbeat feelings around here. But the 2020 version brings no joy. The Coronavirus aka “The Satan Bug” has thrown cold water on worldwide celebrations. Hell froze over in Ireland where all pubs… Read More ›
A FRIGID DAY FOR SHARING MY WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong
Share Your World on a Snowy Day – 12-3-19 It started snowing yesterday afternoon and hasn’t stopped yet. Sometimes, the snow has been mixed with rain and other times, it has been the “two inches per hour” blinding snow. It’s… Read More ›
BLUE BIRDS OF HAPPINESS – Marilyn Armstong
I kept wondering why I never saw a bluebird. Ever. Not here or in New York. And I know they live here. But this morning I got up and looked out my back windows and the deck was full of… Read More ›
THE POINT OF THE HOLIDAY IS GRATITUDE – Marilyn Armstrong
I know that theoretically “Thanksgiving” is about gratitude. Personally, I think it’s much more about overeating than gratitude, but call me skeptical. At age 72, I’ve can remember probably 50 to 60 Thanksgiving dinners and while none of them were… Read More ›
SKULKING IN THE SHADOWS — Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Skulk This is one of those words that sounds like what it means. Skulking in the shadows in the darkened alleys of Gotham. Bwa-ha-ha-ha! The man in the black coat and fedora gum-shoeing after him. And somewhere,… Read More ›
TODAY IS ARMISTICE DAY–THE 11TH HOUR OF THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11TH MONTH – Marilyn Armstrong
Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, initially celebrated the end of the first world war. The fields in Europe where the war was fought were full of wild red poppies and for many years, red poppies were the symbol of World War I…. Read More ›
RETHINKING WEDDINGS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My son is getting married for the second time. He had a big wedding the first time, complete with a beautiful service in a synagogue, bridesmaids and groomsmen and a formal reception in a local restaurant’s banquet hall with 100… Read More ›
GRANDPARENTS ARE US! – Marilyn Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Grandparents 9-12-2013 Quincy, Mass 450 guests attended Seventh Annual Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame Luncheon held at the Boston Marriot Quincy Hotel. L. to R. are Marilyn Armstrong and her husband Hall of Fame former Channel… Read More ›
A BROADWAY AWARDS SHOW – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Tom was in charge of the audio for the Outer Critics Circle award show at Sardi’s in New York City on May 23, 2019. So Tom and I got to have a unique and fun and very ‘New York’ experience…. Read More ›
MOSES FOR WHOM THE GPS WAS INVENTED – Marilyn Armstrong
So, THE WAY THEY TELL IT, God wanted to get rid of all those who had experienced slavery. To accomplish this task, he made the twelve tribes walk around the Sinai wilderness for forty years. Forty years? Seriously? That area… Read More ›
