Who knew that 2020 would be a wretched excuse for a year? The climate is collapsing. Half of the U.S. is burning down, another quarter is flooded … and we up here in the northeast are 10 inches low on… Read More ›
Marilyn Armstrong
EARLY FOLIAGE ON OUR ROAD AND A STRANGE CONVERSATION
We went down to the river today because usually, the brightest colors of the season are along the water. You can often tell where the water is from a distance. Look for the scarlet and orange maple trees. This time,… Read More ›
VOTE YES ON ONE !
I know there are a lot of important issues. COVID-19. Climate change. Anything having to do with Prez 45 and/or any of his cohorts. The collapse of our and the international economy. Systemic racism and an out of control police… Read More ›
CONTROLLING LIFE – FANDANGO’S PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #88
Fandango’s Provocative Question #88 Coming from an abusive home, I learned very early how little control I had over my life. All kids have essentially no control because children have no rights and an abused child has even fewer rights. The… Read More ›
HARVEST AND THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
Autumn dropped by early this year. It’s not the usual Autumn. It just got cold one afternoon dropping from the 70s to the 40s in just a few hours. It stayed that way for a few days. Today it’s warmer… Read More ›
THE BIRDS ARE EATING LIKE CRAZY
I’ve been feeding birds for a few years now and I’m pretty used to their feeding habits. Generally, they come in groups. Flocks of Goldfinches, a couple of Cardinals — orange or red and some orange babies, too. Lots of… Read More ›
FOLIAGE CAME EARLY. WILL IT END EARLY TOO?
FOTD – September 23 – Early Autumn Foliage It went from being brutally hot to cold in about four hours about a week ago. I finally gave in and pulled out the comforter and my feet are always cold. It’s… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD AND HEY, IT’S COLD!
Share Your World, HP 9-22-2020 SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 ~ MELANIE B CEE Roger’s Magical, Mystical Questions: Have you ever driven the wrong way on a one-way street? How did this come about? Yes, but the no-entry sign was in Hebrew and I… Read More ›
NO SAFE PLACE?
It was an ordinary day in the suburb of Jerusalem where I managed a weekly English-language newspaper. I had fallen into the job when the previous editor quit — after his paycheck bounced. Twice. Me too, but I wanted the paper to succeed, and… Read More ›
WHITE SUPREMACISTS ARE NOT ALONE
I had a major battle on Amazon about a book I said was racist. A lot of people said “No, it isn’t. The author is an avowed Boston liberal.” I’m sure he said he was and he probably believes it’s… Read More ›
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
I had that kind of day. My old HDX 10 inch Kindle finally refused to work with any of the newer stuff they were sending down from Audible — AND my Blue-Tooth speaker started beeping when it was fully charged…. Read More ›
BATTLEGROUND BY JIM BUTCHER – COMING AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER!
We already know I’m a huge fan of Jim Butcher and while I dread the ending of this series, I’m also pretty much holding my breath for the next book. I have included the trailers for”Peace Talks” and “Battleground.” The… Read More ›
FROM C.S. LEWIS, A QUOTE TO PONDER ON GOOD AND EVIL IN THESE MODERN DAYS
A remarkable quote from C.S. Lewis, the author of many remarkable quotes that never seem to get old or lack current veracity in the real world — even a hundred years after their original publication: “To nine out of ten… Read More ›
THESE WERE THE YEARS THAT WERE. REALLY.
In May 1969, I had a baby boy. I sang “Come a little closer to my breast” originally sung by the Holy Modal Rounders though made famous by other covering singers including the Incredible String Band, I bumped into them… Read More ›
ONE PULLED TOOTH, ONE GRUMPY BLOGGER, ONE RED LEAF
My sick tooth is gone. Presumably, this will also cure the abscess in the gum above the tooth. It was ironic because this tooth was in my gum as solid as a rock. Not even a wobble. The dentist cut… Read More ›
ON THE DECK, GREENERY AND GOLDFINCHES
It’s a pretty picture. No reason for me to post it except that’s it’s a pretty picture and has a couple of pretty yellow Goldfinches on a feeder. Sometimes, we take prett pictures and like to show them off. Sometimes,… Read More ›
REMEMBER “LOOK ALIKE, FEEL ALIKE”?
“Look alike, feel alike” used to be the motto of the User Interface area of software development. The idea was that as you developed a product, each new version should “feel the same way” as the one that came before… Read More ›
WHY COMPANIES “GO BAD”
While our planet is going south, the west is burning down, and COVID-19 is killing tens of thousands of people, a lot of corporations are in a state of self-demolition. WordPress is an obvious example, but by no means the… Read More ›
IT’S A FINE LENS BUT MY EYES WILL HAVE TO GO!
Not being at all ready to accept camera failure as my focusing problem, I redid the pictures of yesterday since my friendly red squirrel was back. A lot of photos later, I knew my eyes aren’t sharp enough closeup on… Read More ›
A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE: A SEQUENCE OF ACTION
A Photo a Week Challenge: Action in Series In summertime, when all the leaves and trees are green. Remember when summer was fun? And it was okay to just hang with friends and enjoy the pool? When will it happen again?… Read More ›
A NEW LOVESEAT WITH A PORTRAIT OF GARRY
The old loveseat was 14 years old. It seemed we bought it more recently than that. But if I think about it, I’d realize how much has happened during these years. Garry and I have grown old on the old… Read More ›
WHAT HAPPENED TO CHILDE DONALD?
Because most of us are rational, we not only loathe the guy running our government. We also really want to know how he became such a terrible person. Everyone knows people — some of us are those people — who… Read More ›
THE TOWER STAIRS BY DARK OF NIGHT
Fandango’s Provocative Question #86: DREAMS BY NIGHT This week, Fandango would like to know what was the weirdest dream we can remember and what do we think might have triggered it? This was a real dream. I remember it because… Read More ›
TRUMP IS AMERICA’S BELLWETHER
BELLWETHER, by CONNIE WILLIS is a book I have read many times. I read it often because it’s funny and finding something to laugh about has become increasingly difficult. Each time I read it, I notice something new that rings… Read More ›
