Marilyn and Garry wrote a blog a while back about watching one of their favorite movies, “Rustler’s Rhapsody.” It’s also one of my favorite movies. They introduced it to me. I’ve seen it dozens of times and I love introducing… Read More ›
Humor
WELCOME TO HOLA!
WELCOME TO THE HOMINID OVERVIEW OF LOST ARTS MUSEUM AND GALLERY The horrors of the late 21st century were — as we all know — at the root of the collapse of hominids as Earth’s dominant species. It is a… Read More ›
BITTER ROOTS
I am named after an aunt I never met. In my style of Jewish family, you don’t name babies after living people. Only after those who have passed. This is not true in all Jewish families. It depends on where… Read More ›
THE DAY THE ATMs WENT DOWN
Dateline: Uxbridge, Massachusetts It was an ordinary day in southern New England. Late summer and at least it wasn’t raining as it had for most of the summer. The leaves were pondering the possibility of changing color with hints of yellow… Read More ›
I’D IMAGINED THIS SO MANY TIMES, BUT I NEVER EXPECTED …
I’d imagined this moment so many times, but I never expected that a bird so small would steal the seed right out of my mouth! That’s right. Here I am, a full-size scarlet Cardinal and he’s a tiny Chipping Sparrow…. Read More ›
THE TALE OF THE LAST BABY ASPIRIN – BY TOM CURLEY
This is a children’s story, a children’s story for older people. Once upon a time, there was a bottle of baby aspirin. It contained a few hundred baby aspirins. They didn’t know they were in an aspirin bottle. They didn’t… Read More ›
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 ›
THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
#FSS: Fandango’s Story Starter #2 ANECDOTAL PREVIEW Oh my, the memories this brings back! In a good way. While I worked at Doubleday, we had a big office in which worked 12 writers, probably six editors, and at least nine or… Read More ›
WORLD SHARING IS BACK AGAIN! WHERE DID THE WEEK GO?
SHARING MY WORLD AS WE ARE ALMOST IN MID JULY! Maybe it’s the rain. First, we had a 10-year drought. At the beginning of June, we were down by the river and it was low. There were areas where the… Read More ›
A QUICK TALE OF HOOK & PAN
“Shiver me timbers,” shouted Hook as, once again, Peter Pan eluded his grasp. “Shiver me what?” teased Pan. “What timbers? Where?” “You know,” said Hook. “Timbers. Like … I don’t know … the timbers on a roof. What do I… Read More ›
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 ›
GWAIHIR ON THE DAY OF THE MONARCHS
We named our little craft “Gwaihir,” after the Eagle Wind Lord from Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings.” Really, she was a wind lady and a rather dainty girl at that. The name was perhaps a trifle pretentious for such a small craft,… Read More ›
