There is a lot of social media discussion about kids having no manners, especially offspring who display a lack of civility towards adults and their own families. I hear a lot of squawking from families how “they didn’t learn this… Read More ›
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MADNESS I TELL YOU, IT’S MADNESS
I just spent the past couple of hours trying to find out why the technician from Spectrum/Charter didn’t show up. Why they have a phone number under my name that was disconnected more than 15 years ago. As far as… Read More ›
DISTRACTION?
Blogging Insights NF # 61 – Distraction So. Here’s the quote: I have never been distracted by the internet. I’ve been distracted by life. Illness. Moving. Remodeling. Major life changes that fall out of the sky. Reading a book too… Read More ›
WILL I BECOME A TWITTER QUITTER?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #189 How do I feel about Elon Musk and Twitter? Well, my connection to Twitter is tenuous and my connection to Facebook is non-existent. I don’t use Tumbler or Snapchat. If there are other outlets, I don’t use… Read More ›
THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE’S 44th ANNIVERSARY
Today is the 44th anniversary of this horrible event. It appears we have not learned anything in the subsequent years. We don’t seem able to “get” that slavish following of lying leaders can be lethal. That’s what these people did… Read More ›
GARRY AND BERNIE SCHWARTZ
Those of you who are regular visitors to this site know I like to share stories about my encounters with legendary stars from old Hollywood. The shares come from my working days as a TV news reporter. It was a… Read More ›
THE BAD BUDDY PHENOMENON
“From two people who can’t be friends, without knowing it, we become two people who can’t be just friends.” Pran, Episode 11 It’s a simple story, really. It has some of the common elements of other BL series. It is… Read More ›
BEING AGAINST FORCED BUSING DOESN’T MAKE YOU A RACIST – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I was in the middle of what I honestly call the Boston busing fiasco. On center stage, it played as a racial divide between Boston’s white and minority communities. It played well in the media – especially national and international… Read More ›
OPINION: THE WASHINGTON POST
This is a very good article and a serious warning about what our world will look like unless we get up and out and massively and collectively vote. However confused and messed up Democrats are, they are trying to create… Read More ›
FROM THE BOSTON GLOBE
Date: June 24, 2022, 5:53 PM So I guess if any of my young relatives get pregnant, and a serious situation develops, they should just walk down the street and ask random strangers what they should do. Mind you, these… Read More ›
J STANDS FOR…
CMMC – June Alphabet Letter J anywhere in the word I love this challenge because I never know what is going to be in it. I didn’t know what I had that started with “J.” But sure enough, there was “stuff.”… Read More ›
ANONYMITY IN THE BLOGGING WORLD?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #168 Yesterday’s question is about anonymity and whether or not anonymity makes online creeps even creepier. How do you feel about online anonymity? Do you believe that when people are hiding their real world identity, it encourages them… Read More ›
ANOTHER “DUH” CONVERSATION ON GUN CONTROL – GARRY ARMSTRONG
It was an innocent quick trip to the local supermarket. Two or three items and I would exit the place. I was wrong on so many levels. My fast dash down a shopping lane was quickly stopped. Passage was blocked… Read More ›
THROWBACK THURSDAY
Keeping Old Memories Alive, Rich Paschall Let’s face it, there are a lot of annoying things about social media. Even worse than the fake news and memes being spread, making us dumber by the day, is the proliferation of new… Read More ›
IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT BOOKS
Reading Culture and Books I want to start this off by saying almost everything I know that’s important to me I learned by reading. Yes, I went to school. I went to college. I got a degree. I took courses… Read More ›
BEWARE THE PELLET WITH THE POISON – A FRIDAY FLASHBACK
It’s might be in the chalice from the palace or possibly in the vessel with the pestle. On the other hand, it might be in the flagon with the dragon. One of them has the brew that is true, but… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 