Garry and I have been watching “Reilly – Ace of Spies” starring Sam Neill. It’s a really good, long mini-series. Very detailed, complex, and absorbing. Since it’s more or less historical, I know how it’s going to end … which… Read More ›
Personal
TOUGH DECISIONS
A while back Marilyn answered this provocative question It seemed like a good moment to re-visit it. RP Fandango’s Provocative Question #153 This isn’t a question I can answer. It’s not that I haven’t had any life-changing tough decisions, but because I’ve… Read More ›
WHAT’S OFF THE MENU
Things We Are Not Eating, by Rich Paschall Most people have a list of things they just do not want to eat. Some have a much longer list than others. I did not think my list would be very long,… Read More ›
WHAT WOULD McQUEEN HAVE DONE? by GARRY ARMSTRONG
It must be payback. Karma, hubris, or both. For more than 30 years, I drove a succession of fully loaded convertibles with Steve McQueen in my brain. Once, I was racing to a story in the dead of night when… Read More ›
MY BROTHER MATTHEW
My Brother My brother was four years older than me. We did the usual scrapping and arguing as kids, but mostly we were friends and allies in a very dysfunctional home. How dysfunctional I would not know until we were… Read More ›
ARE YOU A RACIST?
I had a major battle on Amazon about a book I said was racist. Many people said, “No, it isn’t. The author is an avowed Boston liberal.” I’m sure he Is and no doubt believes this is enough to officially… Read More ›
IT WAS A VERY GOOD DAY
Not only was it a very good day today, it looks like it will be a very good day tomorrow and maybe for awhile. Today was my 9 month follow-up to the iron infusions I got to fix my anemia…. Read More ›
FAILING THE SHIMMY
The other night , at dinner, there was an amazing belly dancer. Watching her brought back personal memories of my brief foray into belly dancing. I am not much of a dancer. I didn’t usually humiliate myself but no one… Read More ›
WHO AM I? DO I EVEN KNOW?
5 Ways Your Blogging Self Does OR Doesn’t Differ From Your “Real” Self For some people, their blogging persona is different than what they perceive is their “real self.” Others reflect their personalities in their blogs. Today I ask you… Read More ›
A WEEK OF AWFUL NEWS
I’m not going into details, but this has been a terrible week for me, my family and if I want to be fair, for the country and maybe even the world. But it hit very hard for this family. I’m… Read More ›
TRULY MY MOTHER
My mother was not a “regular” mom. This confused me a lot while I was growing up. Other mothers made cookies, kissed boo-boos. Hung out with other mothers in the summertime. Swapped recipes. Watched soap operas. My mother didn’t bake… Read More ›
REVEAL TO CONCEAL
As much as we reveal in our blogging, we also intentionally conceal a lot. I’m sure it’s not just me. I prefer to not expose the rusting underbody of our lives to the world at large. I do not blog… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 