That Is The Question, by Rich Paschall Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take flight against the clouds of doubt, And by opposing end them. (with apologies to William… Read More ›
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TAKING THE TIME TO REVIVE IT – RICH PASCHALL
A view of America from Chicago: The Band – Rich Paschall Chicago has been around for a long time. No, I don’t mean the city, I mean the band. In 1967, five guys from DePaul University recruited a sixth from… Read More ›
NOW THE DAYS ARE SHORT – Rich Paschall
The Autumn Of The Year, RICH PASCHALL When I was seventeen, it was a very good year… When I turned seventeen, I had finished my Junior year in high school and was looking forward to the Senior year at a new… Read More ›
OKTOBERFEST, THE PEOPLE’S FAIR
The meaning of the annual celebration, Rich Paschall Some of my friends have the Oktoberfest in Munich on their Bucket List. They think I should want to be a party to this too. The older I get, the worse this… Read More ›
DEAD WRONG – Rich Paschall
The Anti-Vaxxers, by Rich Paschall By now you have probably seen plenty of stories of anti-vaxxers who got the coronavirus and are now dead. Maybe you saw family members tearfully crying on the late-night news. They wished they had been… Read More ›
BODGES? WE DON’T NEED NO BODGES! – SERIOUSLY
From the battleground, an update, by Rich Paschall Yes, there is more to the story! Update: Now, a mere few months later, the Badging Office realized a lot of people with badges are on furlough or working from home. In other… Read More ›
LATE LUNCH – RICH PASCHALL
The Old Ball Team, by Rich Paschall When they started the monthly get-together it was almost 15 years earlier. There were a dozen of them then, and two of the “boys” had already retired. They had all known each other… Read More ›
MORE GOLDEN OLDIES – RICH PASCHALL
1971 Edition, part two, by Rich Paschall We are glad to see you have returned to the “Admiral Halsey” gymnasium and auditorium for this week’s sock hop. “Maggie May” will be selling tickets if you did not get yours in… Read More ›
GOLDEN OLDIES – Rich Paschall
1971 Edition, part one, by Rich Paschall In 1971 you may have been reading The Pentagon Papers. You would have learned the government was actually lying to us. Richard Nixon, a Republican, was President. It made an unpopular war even… Read More ›
IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE – RICH PASCHALL
Watching Foreign Language Films, Rich Paschall Unless you were born in another country or became fluent in another language, you probably have little interest in foreign language films. The language barrier is something many of us do not wish to… Read More ›
THE RIGHT FOOD AT THE RIGHT PRICE – Rich Paschall
Worth It, a review, by Rich Paschall We all enjoy good food. We also enjoy good restaurants. At times we may want to try something different, or just something that is familiar. Friends may give us recommendations for a new… Read More ›
THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF PARIS – RICH PASCHALL
Paris, je t’aime, by Rich Paschall Paris is divided into 20 neighborhoods or arrondissements. They are numbered with the 1st Arrondissement being in the center of old Paris. From there, they spiral out in an ever-widening circle until we get… Read More ›
