We met in college. 1964. I was 17, he was 22 and recently out of the Marines. The college radio station was a great place to make friends, a great place to form relationships. We worked together, played together, dreamed… Read More ›
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A WEEK OF AWFUL NEWS
I’m not going into details, but this has been a terrible week for me, my family and if I want to be fair, for the country and maybe even the world. But it hit very hard for this family. I’m… Read More ›
CONTROL – THE LAST ILLUSION
Fandango’s Provocative Question #203 This is the third time Fandango has posed some variety of this question. I only know this because I knew I’d written about it before. It’s a subject I also find interesting. That was when I realized… Read More ›
THE LONGEST, MOST COMPLICATED COURTSHIP EVER
💝 ABOUT MY VALENTINE 💝 I was 18 when I got married the first time. It was the summer between my junior and senior years of college. I was working at the radio station. Jeff, my first husband, was Station… Read More ›
IMAGINATION, REALITY, AND GETTING YOUR ROCKET OFF THE LAUNCH PAD
I’m sometimes slightly hazy about the roughest parts of my life. It isn’t that I have no grip on reality. More that time has a way of softening the edges of hardest truths and making them less edgy. I seem… Read More ›
IS ROMANCE IN THE WIND?
Share Your World January 31st 2023 Valentine’s Day is on its way. It is not a holiday I celebrate. More than not celebrating it, I resent it. It’s the ultimate in “greeting card” events. For obscure reasons, it has become such… Read More ›
SITTING AND THINKING
The Morning Dawdler – 1-29-2023 I realize that Robbie doesn’t have AI. Instead, he has a battery and some kind of recording device. But I like him anyway, my all time favorite robot. Should we fear the arrival of more… Read More ›
OUTLIVING THE BITCHES – AN OLDIE, BUT STILL A GOODIE
One Sunday in church, Pastor’s sermon was about forgiveness. He asked everyone in the church to stand up. Then he asked those who had any enemies to sit down. Everyone sat down but one very old woman. “You have no enemies at… Read More ›
NO ASSISTANCE REQUIRED
Christmas Tree Dilemma Resolved, Almost, by Rich Paschall Sometimes you don’t have the energy to assist a mate on a household project. You may be tired from your own projects and duties and don’t want to pitch in. We all… Read More ›
SEEING THE FUTURE
I used to read Tarot cards and do horoscopes. I quit. But… I did the readings for free and had limits on what I’d tell anyone. I expected people to abide by them. I would not read anything for children… Read More ›
WHY I’M A BAD FRIEND
Coffee Morning Question Time Here are the questions: Are you easily irritated by people? If so what annoys or irks you the most? This is like asking why we can’t be friends. Easily irritated? Let us count the ways! As a… Read More ›
OUTLIVING THEM ALL
One Sunday in church, Pastor’s sermon was about forgiveness. He asked everyone in the church to stand up, then he asked those who had any enemies to sit down. Everyone sat down but one very old woman. “You have no enemies at… Read More ›
WITH REGRETS – RICH PASCHALL
Regrets Part IV, Love Lost, by Rich Paschall “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson If you can, imagine not giving love a chance. People who passed by love… Read More ›
A THIEF IN THE NIGHT – RICH PASCHALL
You could be a Special Victim of Organized Crime at your very residence. Where there is Criminal Intent, it is certain that Law & Order will return! The Big Blanket Caper, by Rich Paschall Crimes like this often go unreported…. Read More ›
A GRADUAL CONGREGATION: FLASHBACK FRIDAY FROM 2/11/19
FLASHBACK FRIDAY – FANDANGO’S FLASHBACK FRIDAY It turns out, there are a lot of variations of congregate meaning “to get together, join together, group together, party hearty.” With some fish, it also means collaboration to make baby fish. Or is… Read More ›
WHERE AM I? WHERE ARE YOU?
There is a line we should have never crossed, but we crossed it. We feel endangered because we are in danger. There is a very strong likelihood our grandchildren will not have the freedom or the right to vote.
A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE: ORIGINAL FICTION – RICH PASCHALL
A Christmas Surprise A family plus one, holiday tale by Richard Paschall Kyle was coming home for Christmas. He was bringing with him his college roommate. The boys met during freshmen year and became fast friends. Somehow they maneuvered the… Read More ›
SEEING THE FUTURE
I used to read Tarot cards and do horoscopes. I quit. But… I did the readings for free and had limits on what I’d tell anyone. I expected people to abide by them. I would not read anything for children… Read More ›
SPONTANEITY OR STABILITY?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #139 Good question this week! I’m glad you specified “today” because I have changed so much over the years. At my age, spontaneity is hard to come by. My brain is always eager to try something new, but… Read More ›
AT THE OLD BALLGAME – A REBLOG THAT’S RIGHT ON TARGET – By RICH PASCHALL
With the Red Sox down in St. Pete playing the Rays who this year, are very much IN it as we head into playoff time, this seemed like a very appropriate rerun. Harold takes a road trip to the Trop,… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 