FLASHBACK FRIDAY, FOR THIS DAY IN 2018 Revenge is giving your cousin’s kid an ant farm for Christmas. If you can’t get your head behind an ant farm, how about one of those big drums that will beat endlessly when… Read More ›
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BECOMING MYSELF (AGAIN)
I used to be me. By the time I rounded the corner to 50, I was sure who I was, give or take a lie or two. I knew what I looked like and believed. That was when everything started… Read More ›
THE FUTURE? OY VAY!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #130 You want to know what I’m worrying about? You mean whether or not there is going to BE a planet to live on? Other than that? Let us start with the simplet, yet somehow most heartfelt expletive… Read More ›
THE PRICE OF THINGS
Our government seems to think there hasn’t been any inflation. I think that’s because none of them actually go shopping. They don’t scour the grocery shelves looking for a few bargains, maybe something different to eat. As it stands, we… Read More ›
IF WE DON’T FIX THE CLIMATE, THE REST OF OUR ISSUES WON’T MATTER
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 ›
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 ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 