Once upon a time in a life long ago, I worked hard. I don’t know if you could call it overworked. I never felt I had more work than I could do — if only they would let me get… Read More ›
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FAINTLY PRAISED – THE SAD HUMOR OF 2016
In 2016, during the final few moments of the final debate — and I use all these words very loosely — the “contestants,” excuse me, I meant “candidates” were asked if there was anything at all that they liked or… Read More ›
TRUMP SMELLS LIKE A WHITE SUPREMACIST, PERIOD. — REBLOG by “A LOT FROM LYDIA”
Trump Smells Like a White Supremacist, Period. Posted on August 14, 2017 by alotfromlydia As the Bard once said: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” The same could be said of fecal matter. Nevertheless, it’s time to call things… Read More ›
WHEN I THINK ABOUT FRYING
When I think about frying, absolutely nothing comes to mind. I mean, really zero. Eventually, I thought of a poem and found it. It’s from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.” It’s got a hefty dose of boiling and roasting, too. If… Read More ›
SIMPLE MURMURATION OF THE BELLS (BELLS BELLS BELLS BELLS)
Bells. Bells. Bells. Bells. Bells. Bells. Dong. Ding. Dong. Tinkle. The simple murmuration of the bells. Bells. Bells. Bells. Bells. Poe wrote this during one of those times when it was obvious he’d had one hit of opium over the… Read More ›
THE LUSH, THE PLUSH, AND THE FALLING DOWN DRUNK
We watch a lot of old movies. We also have been following a CBC series called “The Murdoch Mysteries” which is a co-production with the BBC. In it and in almost all those old movies we love, everyone has a drink… Read More ›
AUTOMATICALLY
AUTOMATIC | THE DAILY POST I lived my life on automatic for a long time. I got up, got dressed, scraped the ice off the car, went to work (stopping for coffee along the route) and proceeded through my day…. Read More ›
WORK. THE CURSE OF THE LEISURE CLASS.
OVERWORKED | THE DAILY POST Once upon a time in a life long ago, I worked hard. I don’t know if you could call it overworked. I never felt I had more work than I could do — if only… Read More ›
JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN’T SEE IT …
A few years ago when I looked a bit less decrepit than I do these days, I was in the post office. Minding my own business. Waiting in line to mail a package. When out of nowhere swoops in one… Read More ›
FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT – IT’S GOING TO BE A BUMPY RIDE
Life is a road which urgently needs repaving. It’s so full of pot-holes, rocks, broken branches, quicksand and mud, it’s amazing anyway can navigate the whole distance. What makes repaving plans tricky is no two people travel the same road. Too… Read More ›
DECK THE HALLS: IT’S THE QUICKER PICKER UPPER
I could talk about the bounty of the dinner table. I could talk about the generosity of strangers, the bounteous joy of the season. But I can truly, with utmost sincerity, speak to the merits of this greatest of paper… Read More ›
RELAX – IT’S JUST LIFE! 10 GUIDELINES FOR A POST-TRUTH WORLD.
Relax. Chill. Take it easy, dude. Whatever it is, it can wait. Hurrying won’t get you anywhere faster, at least not anywhere you want to go. 1 – Everyone has ancestors that go back to the dawn of time. Just,… Read More ›
GRUMPY, GRUMBLY. RAINING, TOO
I was having a weird, unpleasant dream when I woke up. One of those dreams where someone (in this case, not me) is running around desperately trying to get something important done and no one is paying attention or offering… Read More ›
A CONGLOMERATION OF CONUNDRUMS
What animal walks on all fours in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening? Man, since he crawls as a child then walks and uses a cane when he gets older. No sooner spoken than broken. What… Read More ›
FLEEING DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH THE BEATLES
I saw this prompt and I thought “Run for your life …” and then went to find the song. Which proved not as easy as I expected. There are a bunch of versions of it by long-forgotten (and deservedly so)… Read More ›
WHAT AM I MISSING?
Do you ever have the feeling that something is going on, but you are totally missing the point? I have felt that way since approximately 2010. That was the year my off-the-rails life tipped over and rolled into the gully…. Read More ›
OLD ANCHORMEN … A WALTER CRONKITE QUOTE FOR THE DAY
Come back Walter! Pour your spirit into the newsguys of today. More than ever, we need you now! FADED | THE DAILY POST
CHAOS AS THE ARROW BATTLES ON
Garry and I have been binge-watching DC comic book hero shows. It started innocently enough, but now it’s a full-scale immersion. First, we dipped a toe in the waters and watched a single season of “The Flash.” We had three seasons of… Read More ›
THE EPITOME OF OSTENTATIOUS
os·ten·ta·tious adjective: Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice. Synonyms: Showy, pretentious, conspicuous, flamboyant, gaudy, brash, vulgar, loud, extravagant, excessive, too fancy, ornate, overly elaborate, more. This is it. A building that is purely ostentatious. No… Read More ›
ME AND MY UKULELE – AND ABOUT THOSE FISH!
I do not fish, though obviously in a valley full of rivers and dams, other people fish. As do herons and gulls and divers (the ducks, not the Navy guys). I’m a little dubious about the quality of the water… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 