Sunday Poser #180 – Comments thread How many times do you respond to comments on your blog? I try to respond to all the comments. When a comment is on a post that’s not current, I may miss it. I try… Read More ›
Communications
NO MORE ANONYMOUS COMMENTS – UPDATE
Since many people have pointed out that WordPress has made commenting increasingly erratic and difficult, let’s at least SIGN OUR NAMES to our comments. Some people are already doing that. Of course I don’t show up as “anonymous.” My comments… Read More ›
REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE HAPPY TO GET A PHONE CALL?
Fandango’s Flashback Friday — June 23rd “Holy shit,” I said to no one at all. “That really HURTS.” I was referring to my back and left hip (aka “the good one”). It was early. Although morning often is accompanied by stiffness and pain,… Read More ›
TELEVISION, NEWTON MINOW AND THE VAST WASTELAND
“You will see a procession of game shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder, western bad men, western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence, and cartoons. And endlessly, commercials — many screaming,… Read More ›
YOU GOTTA WONDER
Garry had to go to his audio-hearing check up today. I didn’t think they’d even let me in because I’ve been sick and even though I don’t think I’m contagious — or ever was — no one will take a… Read More ›
A WORLD SHARE WITH CRUSTS
SHARE YOUR WORLD 6-7-2022 Last night I got more than 600 scam and spams in which were mixed more than a dozen real comments from real people who aren’t spammers or scammers. That means I had to actually scroll through that… Read More ›
A VAST WASTELAND COMES AGAIN
The State of Television, by Rich Paschall When the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission spoke to the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, DC, he began his speech as one might expect. He offered praise for the “noble profession”… Read More ›
WHEN PHONE CALLS WERE FUN
A FRIDAY FLASHBACK AS TRUE NOW AS WHEN I ORIGINALLY WROTE IT At 7 in the morning, I woke up. I tried to remember my dream. Something about cats made of smoke and a clothesline that was part of a… Read More ›
REMEMBER WHEN PHONE CALLS WERE FUN?
FLASHBACK FROM 2020 AND AMAZINGLY, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS CHANGED! Rolling slowly out of bed, I tried to remember what I’d been dreaming about. Something about cats made of smoke and a clothesline that was part of a computer game. And… Read More ›
WE’RE BETTER THAN WE THINK
When I first got back from Israel, I was depressed. I had lost my world. I hadn’t realized good things were happening. I just needed to shake off the blues and look around. It turns out that misery can be… Read More ›
WHERE AM I? WHERE ARE YOU?
There is a line we should have never crossed, but we crossed it. We feel endangered because we are in danger. There is a very strong likelihood our grandchildren will not have the freedom or the right to vote.
WHAT?
It happened again. Someone’s left a voicemail message, but all I can make out is “hi.” The rest? Who knows? I don’t recognize the voice and have no idea what she said. Should I call back anyway? Is mush-mouthed talking a new… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 