Old Long Since, by Rich Paschall Axel arrived at The Last Stop Bar and Grill early. He wanted to have a seat at the bar before the New Year’s Eve crowd started rolling in. When it got crowded, the latecomers… Read More ›
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WHOA! WE’RE COMING UP ON LABOR DAY
Share Your World 22nd August I am having a lot of trouble believing August is ending and Labor Day is rapidly approaching. I’m still up to my neck in doll photography and associated issues. I need to start packing and shipping… Read More ›
MY FAVORITE YEAR
FLASHBACK FRIDAY – MIDDLE OF JULY 1969 was my favorite year. The world spun faster on its axis. Everything changed. We had the best music and the most fun we’d ever have again. It was before AIDS, too. Sex was… Read More ›
SERIOUSLY
TMP96: Serious Players I play bridge. I’ve been playing bridge since I was a kid. When we first started playing bridge, we were maybe 8 or 9, we didn’t know how to bid, so we looked at each other’s cards…. Read More ›
1969
I’ve had a few really great years — and few really awful ones — but 1969 stands out as my favorite. The world seemed to spin faster and everything was changing. We had amazing music and the most fun we’d… Read More ›
WALKING SQUARE 5
Walking in Cooperstown For our 25th anniversary, we went to Cooperstown. It’s just alongside Otsego Lake and maybe 25 miles (give or take) south of the Adirondack Mountains. I planned it as a surprise for Garry who has two passions:… Read More ›
BASEBALL AND A NATION IN DISARRAY – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I’ve been travelling down Memory Lane recently, far from the madding crowd of reality. The stark reality of the January 6th hearings, reality that resembles the madness of movies like “Seven Days In May”, “The Parallax View” and “The Manchurian… Read More ›
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
SHARE YOUR WORLD 6-14-2022 I got up this morning and it was beautiful. Shining sun. Warm. Dry. Flowers blooming and birds singing. I looked at myself in the mirror and wondered if I remembered how to put on makeup. I used… Read More ›
1969 – IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR
1969 was the year I learned to fly. Mentally, but it felt to me as if I had wings. The world spun faster on its axis. Everything changed. We had the best music and the most fun we’d ever have… Read More ›
GAFFES FROM AN ICONIC NAME DROPPER By GARRY ARMSTRONG
About the title of this post: “Gaffe” sounds nicer than “mind-numbing stupidity.” On the other hand, “iconic” doesn’t resonate well with “name-dropper.” A bit of sarcasm, a hint of irony. Just trying to make sure you’re really reading. I usually offer… 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 ›
IT’S STICKBALL TIME AGAIN
It’s heading toward the middle of June, the heart of baseball’s season. The Red Sox are in first place. We were sure this was going to be a terrible season, but they’ve been either leading the pack or almost leading it since the beginning… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 