Music For The Highway, by Rich Paschall In the past decade, I took a lot of trips to France to visit with my friend who lives in Alsace. The trips ended when the pandemic hit. I took one more trip… Read More ›
America
HEY BABY, THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG
Which Ones Hold Your Memories? by Rich Paschall A lot of people have a song or two that are special. It might be their prom song. It could be the theme song from another high school or college dance. It… Read More ›
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THOSE PEOPLE?
A while ago, I was baffled why so many people seem so angry all the time. Especially since most of them are not deprived, not poor, not working in terrible jobs. Most of them are middle to upper middle class… Read More ›
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 ›
A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR
Remember the line from a song in Mary Poppins (the original movie with Julie Andrews) where she sang “Just a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down?” I remember when Trump was elected saying that once he got… Read More ›
ROAD TRIP
Music For The Highway, by Rich Paschall When you consider vacation options this year, flying to your destination may seem like a scary choice. Even with smaller crowds, traveling through airports and on airplanes may not seem as safe as… Read More ›
TAKE SOME TIME TO REVIVE IT
A view of America from Chicago, the band, by 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 ›
HEY BABY, THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG – Rich Paschall
Which Ones Hold Your Memories? by Rich Paschall A lot of people have a song or two that are special to them. It might be their prom theme song or other high school or college dance song. It might be… Read More ›
There’s a new demographic, and you better pick a side – REBLOG – SHINBONE STAR
Originally posted on THE SHINBONE STAR:
Here in the United States of America, we’d grown accustomed to surveys and seeing our beliefs broken down demographically. We would eagerly pore over the results, which usually compared women vs. men; blacks vs.…
AMERICA’S NUMBER ONE! ROUND 2: REUNIFICATION – BY TOM CURLEY
WE’RE NUMBER ONE, BUT AT WHAT? U.S.A.! U.S.A.! We’re number ONE! We’re the BEST! You’ve heard it all your life. You hear it at ball games. You hear it at every political rally, regardless of which party is telling you… Read More ›
WE’RE NUMBER ONE! BUT AT WHAT? – BY TOM CURLEY
WE’RE NUMBER ONE, BUT AT WHAT? U.S.A.! U.S.A.! We’re number ONE! We’re the BEST! You’ve heard it all your life. You hear it at ball games. You hear it at every political rally, regardless of which party is telling you… Read More ›
MITCH MCCONNELL, JEFF SESSIONS, AND ELIZABETH WARREN – THE SENATORS
I’ve been getting messages from Elizabeth Warren. She is Massachusetts’ senator, so I get messages from her anyway. But I like her. Her perky, peppy style has always amused me, though I notice her perky peppiness has been a bit… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 