FOWC with Fandango — Empathy I know almost everyone takes these words and uses them as part of a sentence or story. In this case, empathy is a word that is frequently misused, so I thought I’d point out the difference… Read More ›
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OLD SCRATCH
FOWC with Fandango — Scratch Old Scratch is the devil. Ask anyone down down here by the river. We know him when we see him. We don’t talk about him much. The less said about that old devil, the better. That’s… Read More ›
THE WORD OF THE DAY IS OXYMORON
FOWC with Fandango — Oxymoron An oxymoron is a big, hulking man with the mind of a two-year-old who needs a nap. He is thoroughly oxy as well as moronic. People of this type often become politicians because sadly, their skill… Read More ›
DOGMA
FOWC with Fandango — Dogma Unless you count drinking coffee and checking email as dogma, I don’t have dogma to which I feel attached. I do, however, have personal rituals. Stuff I do, stuff in which I believe or at least… Read More ›
OH BRAVE WEIRD WORLD – BLOGGING AND THE PANDEMIC – MARILYN ARMSTRONG
Blogging Insights and the Pandemic From the author, questions about the pandemic and blogging and where you stand as a blogger in relation to it: Posts about the pandemic feature prominently on many (if not most) blogs these days. Blogs by… Read More ›
GLOBE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Globe As it happened, I recently bought a globe. It lights up from inside, so I also use it as a soft lamp om the side table. I also love hearing the name of a country and… Read More ›
SHIP’S AHOY? – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Ship What could I do with this that doesn’t require I start writing? Oh, I know. How about pictures of ships. I have a fair number of them. I tend to love anything on the water. in,… Read More ›
BUT THAT CAN’T BE RIGHT, CAN IT? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #58 To put it most simply, I always thought that — socio and psychopaths aside — everyone has a conscience. Even after Trump was elected, I thought that Americans weren’t stupid enough to actually follow this moron. I… Read More ›
AN ALLEGORY OF LIFE AND MORAL BREAKDOWN – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Allegory I decided this morning that if our government doesn’t feel they need to obey laws, why should we? They have declared us as a non-government. They have no laws by which they need to abide, so… Read More ›
OFF ON A TANGENT – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Tangent The tangent is a line that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it. It’s also the line between the two arms of an equilateral triangle. How it… Read More ›
TOTALLY UNHINGED – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Unhinged I’m voting for Yang. Even if he isn’t the nominee, he’s my guy. Anyone who’ll give me magic mushrooms and enough money to live on? My man! Does everyone feel as if they fell into the… Read More ›
FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s – Follow the Yellow Brick Road Definitely follow the road, but be sure whoever is leading your march isn’t some crazy orange guy with a very bad attitude. Remember, those bricks weren’t always yellow!
EVERY DAY – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Daily There was a time … and not very long ago at that … when daily meant normal. Things that occurred on a daily basis were normal and we didn’t need to pay a lot of attention… Read More ›
STAIRS AND STEPS- Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Stairs When we bought this house — 19 years ago — I figured there were only 12 stairs from the front door: six up and six down. We were moving from a three-story triplex in Boston, so… Read More ›
EITHER, OR, AND WHATEVER by Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Either, Or, and Whatever I don’t want to complain. Okay, I really do want to complain. I was just beginning to feel a little optimistic about the house. We got the rotting door removed the side… Read More ›
INDULGE AND INDULGENCES – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Indulge & Indulgences Oh, what a difference there is between these two similar words. You’d think “indulgences” would be the plural of “indulge” — except it isn’t. To indulge is to allow yourself or someone else to eat or… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 