Those are the fatal words. They are the equivalent of the personal “things couldn’t get any worse.” Things can always get worse. The minute you believe “it can’t happen here,” that is exactly when it happens. Here or there. For… Read More ›
Government
SWITCHING REALITIES -TOM CURLEY
Fandango’s Flashback Friday — June 10th Ah the memories this post brings especially while the January 6th hearings are in progress. We thought Trump was merely vicious and had no respect for law. We didn’t know he was ready to stage… 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 ›
MORE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #166 So. Do you figure our thoughts and prayers are working on the violence thing? Are you also sending thoughts and prayers to the children who are afraid to go to school because they might get shot? Do… Read More ›
THE RMV MIRACLE
Today a miracle occurred. I got my driver’s license. The official REAL one with the star that means I can (gasp) fly on an airplane! That I somehow managed to score a license feels miraclulous, especially because I am STILL… Read More ›
OF GIRLISH THINGS
I never thought being a woman was a deterrent to becoming what I wanted to be. I didn’t worry if it would be more difficult because I was a woman even though I was working in a very male profession… Read More ›
NOW THAT I’VE PROVED I’M ME, WHO DID I USED TO BE?
I did it. I got my “real” official U.S. legal driver’s license that’s an official ID. Today, I proved I’m me. It was a close call. Getting a car loan or a mortgage was far, far easier. In the process,… Read More ›
THINKING BEST IS BEST THINKING
Fandango’s Provocative Question #158 An interesting question. Because I often do my best thinking on the fly, but my best planning overnight. When and where do you do your best thinking? Why is that? I do my most intelligent thinking while… Read More ›
THIS IS WHAT THE FIGHT OVER VOTER RIGHTS IS REALLY ABOUT
Don’t think this doesn’t apply to you. If it hasn’t yet, it will because these are the new Federal laws for legal ID. If you think life is crazy, it’s getting crazier. As if we didn’t have enough madness in… Read More ›
INSANITY!
I have to renew my driver’s license. I don’t need the new Federal version because we aren’t going anywhere and in theory, you can get a “standard” license that won’t let you get on an airplane after May 2023, but… Read More ›
BANNING BOOKS IS NEVER OKAY
Fandango’s Provocative Question #156 How do you feel about state and local school boards and other jurisdictions banning of classic books such as those I’ve listed? Under what circumstances, if any, do you feel that banning of such books is appropriate… 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.
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 