FOWC with Fandango — Repress In a few minutes, we are out of here to go vote. I hope that’s what you are doing today, too. No repression in Massachusetts. We aren’t that kind of state. But wherever you are, don’t… Read More ›
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OVER AND OVER AND OVER – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Over I have always loved flying. I never went sky-diving (Garry did and I envied him … and wondered how in the world he managed to actually jump out of that plane into the air), but I… Read More ›
LOSING THE SNOOZE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Snooze I think I got maybe two hours of sleep last night. I have a few annoying ailments and three dogs who usually bark only at delivery people, my son, and any other dog. Our neighbors have… Read More ›
WET AND DRY – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Dry It’s raining. Dare I say it? It’s pouring. But this is no longer unusual. It used to be the rain came and left. Recently and including today, it’s sunshine that comes briefly then vanishes. Yesterday was… Read More ›
THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD, JUDY COLLINS – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Weight I still see my brother Michael, pressed and polished, shaking hands down at the store Everyone had come to see the all-star hop the Greyhound bus and go to war He punched me in the arm… Read More ›
DINGY – NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU EXPECT – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Dingy I thought I knew this word. It could be a little boat, often a little boat that lives on a bigger boat and is used to back and forth from the shoreline. It can also mean… Read More ›
THE VERBING OF NOUNS – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Prioritize Once upon a time in a land far, far away, you got your priorities in order. You set priorities. You decided what was your top priority, then you could change your mind forever but at least… Read More ›
AND THE GAME WENT ON AND ON AND ON – Marilyn Armstrong
Adorable Yet Endless Garry retired to the bedroom after the 10th inning. Not that he was giving up on the game. He just wanted to watch it in bed. I’m more comfortable sitting up, so I stayed in the living room…. Read More ›
LIVING ABSTRACT WHEN TRUTH NO LONGER SERVES – by Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Abstract Life is abstract. Truth, apparently, is the ultimate abstraction. Today, we live in a fictional, abstract universe and wonder why we aren’t entirely happy. It’s hard remaining at peace with the world. Between the political mess… Read More ›
HOW PUBLIC? – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Public Having been hacked and fortunately gotten off relatively lightly, I’m wary about information being given away online. You can’t protect yourself entirely, especially as a blogger. No matter what you do, anyone with the will and… Read More ›
FIGHT FIERCELY HARVARD! – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Fierce FIGHT FIERCELY HARVARD! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! as sung by Professor Tom Lehrer
INVICTUS by William Earnest Henley – MEETING THE CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Challenge INVICTUS by William Ernest Henley William Ernest Henley, born August 23, 1849, was an influential British poet, perhaps best known for his poem “Invictus” (1875). He is the author of A Song of Speed (D. Nutt,… Read More ›
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