For those of you who think Norman Rockwell only painted idealized images, he didn’t. His idealized images are the most popular, but he painted many other, hard-edged pictures. If you’re in the neighborhood of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, I recommend the Norman… Read More ›
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THE SECRETARY WHO PICKED
Once upon a time, in a far away land, The Boss assigned me a secretary. Not part of a pool, but a whole person. With a master’s degree from Mt. Holyoke. Pretty daunting, me with my little B.A. from Hofstra…. Read More ›
IT’S A DUESENBERG!
This is not just any Duesenerg. This was Gary Cooper’s 1931 Duesenberg.
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: LIGHTS AGLOW – HERITAGE MUSEUM
Heritage Museum and Gardens Annual Lights Aglow was last night. Trees and buildings and tents … lights everywhere. It was a very cold night. Hard to shoot when your fingers are going numb from the chill, but I can’t shoot… Read More ›
CONSUMING A WORLD OF WORDS – ALICE IN WONDERLAND
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, NANCY CHRISTIE 19 pages Pixel Hall Press (November 25, 2013) In a mere 19 pages, Nancy Christie paints an amazingly vivid portrait. A complete world. A woman of indeterminate age, Alice is trapped in the walls of her… Read More ›
SWINGING SCIENCE
It took me a moment to get this one. Since I did, I haven’t stopped laughing.
DAILY PROMPT: SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE RAW CRANBERRY ORANGE RELISH
This is the most popular side dish I serve with the turkey on Thanksgiving. This year, I’m making a sugar-free version for my diabetic daughter in law using the baking version of Splenda. There are probably other sweeteners you could… Read More ›
BY THE LITTLE COLORADO
It looks like a castle in the desert. Just a natural rock formation, but I like to think a sorcerer lived that and all that remains of his magic is the stone castle, looking over the Little Colorado, Grand Canyon,… Read More ›
GOOD ADVICE FOR ELSEWHEN TRAVELERS
Time travel, the ultimate addiction. The day I realized the big window in my bedroom was a wormhole, I started day tripping all ever. It started out a day like any other. Coffee. Making sure the dogs had biscuits. Wash… Read More ›
HE LEFT THIS SILVER BULLET
The young man was confused. His horse edgy, restless. So much noise. He’d seen horseless carriages, but this was crazy. Those things were fast, going every which way. How many directions in a small town not much bigger than those… Read More ›
A BIZARRE ANNIVERSARY – THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE, NOVEMBER 18, 1978
“He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon.” — Old English proverb, dating to the 14th century. There has been an upsurge of interest in Jonestown over the past few years. This post went by with little… Read More ›
JEWISH PENICILLIN
It was raining this morning. Not torrential rain. A steady, dismal drip, drip, drip. Kind of like our noses. Drip, drip, drip. And our spirits. Drip, drip, drip. Whatever medication the doctor had to offer we are already taking. It… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 