Fandango’s Provocative Question #152 It’s interesting to think back to what I used to do. I’ve been retired for about twelve years, but sometimes, it seems much longer — or just yesterday. What do you do for a living? If you… Read More ›
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HOME AGAIN FOREVER
Fandango’s Provocative Question #151 Today’s interesting question from The Provocateur is about our home and whether or not we like it or wish we lived (I’m making this assumption since it isn’t part of the question) somewhere else. This is a… Read More ›
RESOLUTIONS AND RESOLVE
Fandango’s Provocative Question #150 I am not sure I’ve ever made a sincere New Year’s resolution. I can’t even remember making an insincere New Year’s resolution. This is one of those things I don’t do. Add it to “the bucket list”… Read More ›
HARK THE HERALD TRIBUNE SINGS: GO AND BUY OUTRAGEOUS THINGS!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #149 Fandango’s question this week almost induced a migraine. Yes, we definitely spent more money than usual — especially on food. But a lot of that was Owen because he got a bonus at work and he thought… Read More ›
MOVIES WHOSE DIALOGUES YOU CAN QUOTE? GREAT QUESTION!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #148 If ever a question was aimed at Garry rather than me, this has got to be it. I’m going to answer it today. Garry has some kind of interview with a radio station about Boston busing —… Read More ›
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #147 What’s happening in your world? We’ve covered all the bad stuff. What’s still keeping you going? What’s the good part? Or, to put it another way, what’s the best thing you’ve got going on in your life… Read More ›
IF I’M A FISH, HOW BIG IS MY POND?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #146 I have to admit, I have not wondered about where my fish is swimming in years. Since I am, after all, a Pisces, I am definitely swimming. I don’t know where, but somewhere, I am all wet…. Read More ›
OKIE-DOKIE. WE ARE HUNKY-DORY
Fandango’s Provocative Question #145 If you’re American, do you concur with my assessment that our country is rapidly going to hell in a handbasket? Or do you believe that everything is hunky-dory and America’s light is shining as brightly as ever?… Read More ›
TATTOOS
Fandango’s Provocative Question #144 Do you have any tattoos? What is the meaning or significance of them? If you do have tattoos, do you have any regrets about any of them? At last! A question I can answer with a “Yes,”… Read More ›
STUDY HARD. GET GOOD GRADES.
GRADES I don’t think either of my parents ever told me to “study hard” or to “get good (or better) grades.” I never got bad grades or brilliant ones. I didn’t study hard or usually, at all. Back then I… Read More ›
I THINK IT’S RAINING
Fandango’s Provocative Question #143 How much have you and your priorities changed over the past twenty years? Oh, let’s see. I had my heart redesigned. I had cancer. I had my stomach removed — twice. I almost died. Twice. Garry got… Read More ›
VACCINATION: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
Fandango’s Provocative Question #142 Ah. Vaccination. For inexplicable reasons, despite having vaccinations as a standard part of medical care for at least 100 years and depending on what you call “vaccination,” much longer going back maybe thousands of years, suddenly, this… Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 