It’s almost Christmas again. We got a call last night from a very close friend who discovered he has COVID. He got both vaccinations and the booster three weeks ago. He caught it anyway. He thought he had a mild… Read More ›
Music
BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE! – RICH PASCHALL
My Top 10 Cold Weather Songs, by Rich Paschall If you live in the northern half of the nation you have probably brought out your sweaters and sweatshirts. You may even have located your winter coats, hats, scarves, and gloves…. Read More ›
THE MUSIC RETURNS – RICH PASCHALL
But Should We? by Rich Paschall You may have heard that in addition to restaurants and bars, most sports venues, concert arenas, tourists attractions, and theme parks are welcoming back paying customers. You surely have noticed on your 65-inch television… Read More ›
AT HOME WITH AUTUMN
FOTD – October 24 – Out my back door Autumn came home. Looking out my window, out my back door, the world is bright and shiny with color. It won’t be with us long, so let’s celebrate. What could be… Read More ›
TIME IS A RIVER
Where has the past week gone? Time is our river. We flow with it, are part of it. Sometimes, it seems to rush along faster and certainly as we age, the time goes by so quickly we barely register what has… 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 ›
WHEELS AND CIRCLES
CFFC: Circles and Cartwheels The world goes round and round and we go around with it. We are now on the autumn side of “around” — and then will come winter. I remember when Kaity was younger and we took her… Read More ›
MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I just finished reading the definitive biography of legendary film director, John Ford. It’s a wonderful read by Scott Eyman who specializes in biographies of Hollywood legends. “Pappy” Ford, of course, was the master of western films — from the… 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 ›
COVERING R&B MUSIC- Rich Paschall
Black artists and white singers, Rich Paschall At the dawn of Rock and Roll in the 1950s and even into the early 1960s, it was not uncommon for white singers to cover African-American singers. Black artists did not get radio… Read More ›
UP IN THE AIR JUNIOR BIRD MEN!
Cardinals are my hardest to photograph birds. They sit out there on a feeder until I pick up the camera and then, he vanishes. He doesn’t even fly away, at least not that I can see. He seems to just… Read More ›
SMALL WORLD, ISN’T IT?
CFFC: It’s a small world Since childhood, I’ve heard “it’s a small world,” and of course there was visiting Disney World where they sang it and it got into your head and wouldn’t leave no matter what other music you heard…. Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 