Fandango’s Provocative Question #126 Are you fully vaccinated against COVID-19 yet? And if not, why the fuck not? Yes, we are. All three of us. Owen and Garry got Pfizer and I got Moderna. We got them as early as we could, which was a… Read More ›
Fandango’s One Word Challenge
WHEN FASHION FAILS
Fandango’s Provocative Question #125 This week, Fandango would like to know about our style. See that old lady wearing baggy jeans and a tee shirt? I lost 20 pounds during the past year and my clothing has not caught up. Note… Read More ›
DEATH BECOMES ME, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
Fandango’s Provocative Question #124 There was a movie by this name and I think it’s also a famous quote, but don’t quote me on that. The last time someone asked me this question, she was a so-called psychic and I think… Read More ›
DON’T CALL ME SHIRLEY!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #123 This is one of those times when I really don’t understand the question because I don’t understand the platitudes underlying the question. I never believed that absence makes the heart grow fonder. If you like someone, it… Read More ›
JE NE REGRETTE RIEN
Fandango’s Provocative Question #122 I stand with Edith Piaf. I regret nothing except, perhaps, things I might have done, but didn’t. I find myself with little to regret. I wish we’d put more money away, but I didn’t have anything to… Read More ›
OLD SCRATCH
FOWC with Fandango — Scratch Old Scratch is the devil. Ask anyone down down here by the river. We know him when we see him. We don’t talk about him much. The less said about that old devil, the better. That’s… Read More ›
ONE GENIE, THREE WISHES
Fandango’s Provocative Question #121 Just for the fun of it, Fandango asked us this charming question: Make Garry and I feel healthy so we can enjoy whatever will come. Bring on enough money so we can afford to do things we… Read More ›
NEWSY TRUTHS
Fandango’s Provocative Question #120 It’s a really good question and one which we actually bat around in this house, probably because Garry spent his life as a television reporter and I did some time reporting too. It was easier back in… Read More ›
LIFE’S MOST IMPORTANT LESSON
Fandango’s Provocative Question #119 This is the kind of question that I always want to answer with a joke. It’s so DEEP. Too deep for me. POTENTIAL RESPONSES: Never try to talk to a man watching a sporting event. No human… Read More ›
THE WORD OF THE DAY IS OXYMORON
FOWC with Fandango — Oxymoron An oxymoron is a big, hulking man with the mind of a two-year-old who needs a nap. He is thoroughly oxy as well as moronic. People of this type often become politicians because sadly, their skill… Read More ›
SOOOO TIRED …
Fandango’s Provocative Question #118 Feeling “depleted” is generally not just one thing. It’s usually both emotional and physical and tweezing the two things apart can be complicated. For me, feeling depleted is almost always connected to at least two or three… Read More ›
WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?
Now here’s an interesting question from Fandango and one which is very much based on who you were at various times in your life. I have to think far back into my life to remember how I felt about my… Read More ›
