An endless recitation of woes are giving me migraines. It’s not that I lack sympathy. More like I’m emotionally exhausted. So many people are stuck in a pit of youthful misery. Bad childhoods, terrifying ex-marriages or other horrible relationships. Or… Read More ›
In an endless attempt to clean up and store all the extra stuff in life, the final polish is to put it away permanently by finding a place for it which will be forever safe. In the course of organizing… Read More ›
Garry was saying he was taping an old movie, “A Letter to Three Wives.” He thought the whole concept of writing letters was kaput. No one writes letters anymore. We may dash off a note on a card, but a… Read More ›
Cheryl (aka, The Bag Lady) published a list of 40 questions labeled “odd things about me” that she received from her sister. 40 seems like a lot of questions, but they’re short and don’t require a whole lot of thought. Short… Read More ›
A Tale of Two Cities, by Rich Paschall A while back I saw this Daily Prompt question: “If you could split your time evenly between two places, and two places only, which would these be?” Normally I am not a… Read More ›
I don’t have a bucket list. Until I saw the movie of the same name, the concept had never occurred to me. Most of the things I wanted to do, I’ve done. Except for the things no one can do… Read More ›
Traditions, RICH PASCHALL A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? The strength of many schools, churches and community organizations lies in its rituals and traditions. They provide a constancy that is reassuring to students, members, and alumni. While traditions… Read More ›
FOWC with Fandango — Finest Duke did not steal it. I blamed him, although he was noticeably unruffled by being blamed since he does not consider stealing small plastic objects he can chew as something shameful. It’s just delightfully crunchy. Pill… Read More ›
ONE PLY TOILET PAPER Don’t people realize that you have to use twice as much one-ply as two-ply so you end up not saving any money? And that’s not taking the comfort factor into consideration. 2. OVER OR UNDER On… Read More ›
FOWC with Fandango — Health I visited my favorite doctor last week. She is the only one of my original set of doctors I kept when I changed insurers. Despite her not being covered directly by my new insurance, she “gets… Read More ›
I just read a memoir by Jamie Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein’s oldest child and I absolutely loved the book! The central characters are fascinating and complex as well as endlessly entertaining and the circle of friends is mostly famous people who… Read More ›
From the Washington Post, these are Cohen’s quotes, not something “made up” by the writer. I’m sure he had help with it because these words have the ring of a professionally written and carefully polished speech. That being said, I… Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 