Fandango’s Provocative Question #99 Fandango wants to know what the three biggest issues facing us are. We are in a pretty big mess on many levels. Our government is emerging from four-years of beyond-incompetent failure of leadership. Racism has not merely… Read More ›
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AN OPEN LETTER TO HUMANITY FROM PLANET EARTH. AGAIN – BY TOM CURLEY
Hi Humanity. Earth here. I just heard that today you are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. You seem to think it’s a pretty big deal. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I appreciate you noticing me. I’ve been… Read More ›
MORE ABOUT SURVIVAL VS. VALOR – Marilyn Armstrong
We were watching a rerun of NCIS, an episode from a few years ago. The victim had given her life to protect others and her country’s secrets. “She didn’t have to do it,” McGee pointed out. “No,” said Gibbs. “She… Read More ›
LOSING EVERYTHING – Marilyn Armstrong
A lot of people figure that everyone “retires” on their own terms in their proper time. That hasn’t been true in our world. Certainly not in Garry and my world. Garry lost his job because the company he worked for… Read More ›
WHO SAID LIFE IS FAIR? – Marilyn Armstrong
With shock and grief, I hear the wailing of betrayed youth. They have made the awfulest Big Discovery. Life is unfair. You work hard, perform brilliantly yet wind up bruised and forgotten. Then again, you might find yourself famous, rich,… Read More ›
AN OPEN LETTER TO HUMANITY FROM PLANET EARTH – BY TOM CURLEY
This last weekend millions of people all over the world went on strike for awareness about Climate Change and that we REALLY have to do something about it. There was lots of talk about how we are destroying the planet. … Read More ›
AN OPEN LETTER TO HUMANITY FROM PLANET EARTH – BY TOM CURLEY
Hello humanity, this is Earth. The planet Earth. You’ve called me by different names like Gaia, Mother Earth, Terra, etc. It really doesn’t matter what you call me as long as you don’t call me late for dinner. To be… Read More ›
LOSING YOUR JOB WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND – Marilyn Armstrong
A lot of people figure that everyone “retires” on their own terms in their proper time. That hasn’t been true in our world. Certainly not in Garry and my world. Garry lost his job because the company he worked for… Read More ›
THERE’S NO REVENGE THAT BEATS GETTING RICH – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Revenge Revenge is giving you cousin’s kids an ant farm for Christmas. Or maybe one of those big drums that will beat automatically when you turn a handle. Or, for any teenager, a small chainsaw and when… Read More ›
COURAGE – THE REAL DEAL
COURAGE AND VALOR People are always saying I’m courageous because I’ve survived a lot of illness. I tell them surviving is not courage. It’s instinct. That is the kind of “courage” you can find in any living thing — including… Read More ›
WHAT? ME WORRY?
I gave up worry sometime between getting cancer in both breasts and needing two new heart valves. Worry never did me any good and it probably did me considerable harm. Somehow, I always felt that worrying was like prayer for… Read More ›
BUT IT ALL WORKED OUT IN THE END – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My first pregnancy went smoothly. No morning sickness, no back problems except for some sciatica, and low weight gain. And then I gave birth too soon. Way too soon. Eight and a half weeks too soon. My water broke at… Read More ›