God and the Devil got together recently. They do that more often than you think. Usually at least once every millennia. They play cards, catch up on all the celestial gossip and have a few beers. More often than not,… Read More ›
Health
BACKFIRE: THE BIG MISCALCULATION
From the Battleground, by Rich Paschall “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” – Jan. 22 From the very beginning, DJT has… Read More ›
DOOMSDAY BOOK BY CONNIE WILLIS
I read this for the first time when it was first published in 2008. It wasn’t available as an audible book yet, though it would be soon. So my first reading was words on paper. It’s the story of the… Read More ›
THE FREEDOM TO BE SELFISH – BY ELLIN CURLEY
So what is the problem with the anti-maskers? I understand that many of them believe that the entire Coronavirus is a hoax or a greatly exaggerated hype to sully Trump’s sterling reputation and political fortunes. But why are they arguing… Read More ›
DARWIN AWARDS CANCELLED — TOO MANY CANDIDATES – BY TOM CURLEY
“The Darwin Awards are in danger of being canceled this year due to the unprecedented number of applicants and a severe lack of Darwin Award trophies. ‘In any normal year we might have a few hundred nominations, but this year… Read More ›
BODGES? WE DON’T NEED NO BODGES! – RICH PASCHALL
From the battleground, by Rich Paschall You have probably quoted, or misquoted, the famous movie line. In fact, I would bet you have done it often. Do you know where it comes from? Have you seen the movie? If not,… Read More ›
MAR-A-LAGO: MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH – BY TOM CURLEY
You might think by now that we would be emerging from the COVID-19 disaster. But we aren’t. In fact, more than half of our states are in worse shape now than they were a couple of months ago. Florida had… Read More ›
BACK IN THE SADDLE — BY GARRY ARMSTRONG
“The Saddle” was a TV studio, WCCA-TV. Worcester Community Cable Access television. It was nirvana for a retired TV news reporter. I was the guest. The hostess was Liz Myska, a lawyer who is also severely visually-impaired and an advocate… Read More ›
WORLD SHARING AND IT’S ALREADY JULY! – Marilyn Armstrong
Share Your World 7-8-2020 Questions: In your opinion, what’s the closest thing to real magic? Software. I know how it is written. I have written some myself. Nothing fancy, but enough to get a grip on how it is done…. Read More ›
THE TWO PANDEMICS – RICH PASCHALL
From the battleground, by Rich Paschall COVID-19 All of us are acutely aware of the novel COronaVIrus Disease (COVID-19) that has swept the nation. It has devastated businesses, overwhelmed hospitals, and inundated social services. In comparison to the last great… Read More ›
A THANK YOU NOTE TO AMERICA FROM THE CORONA VIRUS – BY TOM CURLEY
Hi America. This is the coronavirus. I’m writing you this letter to say thank you for all you have done for me. I know I’m just a microscopic organism, literally the simplest life form on Earth. I’m just a single… Read More ›
WHEN AND HOW THE PLAGUE FINALLY ENDED
I had a great conversation with my mortgage bank today. I’ve got a six month don’t have to pay my mortgage thing, but I can if I want to. I want to. Sometimes I have a hard time doing it… Read More ›
SEEKING ANKLE HEIGHT COMPRESSION SOCKS – Marilyn Armstrong
One of the side effects of my blood pressure medications are that one of them makes my legs swell up. If I’m on my feet, as in standing upright, walking, or even letting my feet hang off the sofa, they… Read More ›
TIME AND TIME AGAIN
As kids, we can’t imagine getting old. I suppose that’s normal, especially in this society where young people have very few experiences with elders and are not taught to respect or admire their accomplishments. I didn’t have any living grandparents…. Read More ›
TIME OUT? IS IT PERMANENT? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #74 From Fandango: Most states in the U.S. are loosening restrictions put in place three months ago in order to “flatten the curve” and to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Many countries around the world are doing… Read More ›
WHAT ABOUT THE ELECTION? – Marilyn Armstrong
Georgia’s primary the other night was a warning to all of us of what may be coming. In the course of writing this blog, I’ve had direct communications with several real-life historians and all of them have said exactly the… Read More ›
