We met in college. 1964. I was 17, he was 22 and recently out of the Marines. The college radio station was a great place to make friends, a great place to form relationships. We worked together, played together, dreamed… Read More ›
Relationships
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 ›
TO OWEN GARRY KRAUS, HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS
First, let’s get the confusing part out of the way. This is a tribute to my stepson/godson. Say what? Let’s jump on the time machine and, at warp speed, go back to the early 60’s. It’s so clear but I… Read More ›
DAILY DILLY DALLY
Whatever happened to making a call, asking a question, and getting an answer?
CONTROL – THE LAST ILLUSION
Fandango’s Provocative Question #203 This is the third time Fandango has posed some variety of this question. I only know this because I knew I’d written about it before. It’s a subject I also find interesting. That was when I realized… Read More ›
SERIOUSLY
TMP96: Serious Players I play bridge. I’ve been playing bridge since I was a kid. When we first started playing bridge, we were maybe 8 or 9, we didn’t know how to bid, so we looked at each other’s cards…. Read More ›
THE LONGEST, MOST COMPLICATED COURTSHIP EVER
💝 ABOUT MY VALENTINE 💝 I was 18 when I got married the first time. It was the summer between my junior and senior years of college. I was working at the radio station. Jeff, my first husband, was Station… Read More ›
IS ROMANCE IN THE WIND?
Share Your World January 31st 2023 Valentine’s Day is on its way. It is not a holiday I celebrate. More than not celebrating it, I resent it. It’s the ultimate in “greeting card” events. For obscure reasons, it has become such… Read More ›
OUTLIVING THE BITCHES – AN OLDIE, BUT STILL A GOODIE
One Sunday in church, Pastor’s sermon was about forgiveness. He asked everyone in the church to stand up. Then he asked those who had any enemies to sit down. Everyone sat down but one very old woman. “You have no enemies at… Read More ›
NO ASSISTANCE REQUIRED
Christmas Tree Dilemma Resolved, Almost, by Rich Paschall Sometimes you don’t have the energy to assist a mate on a household project. You may be tired from your own projects and duties and don’t want to pitch in. We all… Read More ›
THERE’S NO REVENGE LIKE GETTING RICH BUT A FEW COME CLOSE
FLASHBACK FRIDAY, FOR THIS DAY IN 2018 Revenge is giving your cousin’s kid an ant farm for Christmas. If you can’t get your head behind an ant farm, how about one of those big drums that will beat endlessly when… Read More ›
THE CHRISTMAS TREE DILEMMA
I’m Not Doing It! by Rich Paschall In every relationship, there are agreed tasks that each person must do. These may naturally come about out of habit. One person cooks, and another does the dishes. One person sweeps the floor,… Read More ›
A TRIP IN THE NIGHT
Roommates, by Rich Paschall, a roommate in the dark FLASHBACK FRIDAY ON SATURDAY FROM 2018 At some point you may have had a roommate other than your parents and siblings. They do not count for this consideration as you did not… Read More ›
SEEING THE FUTURE
I used to read Tarot cards and do horoscopes. I quit. But… I did the readings for free and had limits on what I’d tell anyone. I expected people to abide by them. I would not read anything for children… Read More ›
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN
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 ›
STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND?
The “What Ifs” of Life, by Rich Paschall Certainly, you have seen some of the various questions surrounding your being stranded on a desert island. If you were stranded, who would you like to be with? What 5 things would… Read More ›
APPROACHING AN ANNIVERSARY
I woke up this morning having a conversation with someone in a dream. I was explaining how Garry wanted a “real” wedding while I wanted to elope. So of course, we had a “real” wedding. Garry told me what he… Read More ›
WHY I’M A BAD FRIEND
Coffee Morning Question Time Here are the questions: Are you easily irritated by people? If so what annoys or irks you the most? This is like asking why we can’t be friends. Easily irritated? Let us count the ways! As a… Read More ›
OUTLIVING THEM ALL
One Sunday in church, Pastor’s sermon was about forgiveness. He asked everyone in the church to stand up, then he asked those who had any enemies to sit down. Everyone sat down but one very old woman. “You have no enemies at… Read More ›
WITH REGRETS – RICH PASCHALL
Regrets Part IV, Love Lost, by Rich Paschall “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson If you can, imagine not giving love a chance. People who passed by love… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 