THIS JUST IN
As I'm tying my shoes and my mind is a blank this suddenly occurs to me: PHILOSOPHY is what we think about life. POETRY is how we feel about it. Each has elements of the other. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
WHAT THUMPER'S MOM SAID...
The Disney movie "Bambi" was a gazillion years ago, but I can still recall scenes from it. There was one that particularly caught my imagination. Little fawn Bambi is out learning to walk and "reading" the forest, learning the words for things. He sticks his nose in a blossom, and his little friend... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, November 20, 2023
RIP Rosalynn Carter.
The former First Lady, wife of 77 years to the former President Jimmy Carter, passed away yesterday, just one day after we learned she was entering hospice to be treated for dementia. The Carters were a light in this dark world, a shining example of kindness and caring for others. There were times... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 19, 2023
LET A SMILE BE YOUR UMBRELLA
There's a new late-night show on CBS - "Comics Unleashed." Byron Allen hosts a rotating guest panel of stand-up comics, some well-known, others less familiar. It is a get-to-know-you show, he brings up a topic or asks a question, and his four or five guests respond. Sometimes it's about how they got... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, November 17, 2023
ABOUT FASCISM IN AMERICA TODAY
Many people are unaware that during WWII, when the Nazis marched six million people to the gas chambers and kept many more in concentration camps, not all their victims wore the yellow Star of David pinned to their clothing to indicate they were Jews. Many wore a pink triangle, indicating they were... Sign in to see full entry.
TRANSITIONS: ONE PERSON'S STORY
In the early 1980s our library hosted an event in which writers read their original compositions to an audience of about 50 people. At that time about a dozen of us belonged to a writers' group that met at Borders Bookstore on a weekly basis. We'd critique, applaud and generally support one another... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, November 16, 2023
TO BE, OR NOT TO BE...
On the one hand, I want to speak out about the dangerous criminality of the GOP's 2024 presidential frontrunner. On the other hand, nobody needs another dose of hateful, threatening possibility. This creep is on the news broadcasts 24-7. His followers feast on the potential for violence. People of... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
IT WAS PERFECT
I had it down, chapter and verse, why the traitor should be behind bars, away from social media. And then I got to thinking what a downer it would be for anyone else to read and I zapped it. Nice weather forecast for today in this neck of the woods. I want to hibernate. Was it Johnny Cash who sang... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
HOPE CHESTS
Was thinking this morning about what to buy my stepped-in great-granddaughters as a stocking stuffer for Christmas, and for an insane minute there, I considered buying a little something for their hope chests. After all, they're in high school, and that's when Mrs. Juno, my home economics teacher,... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, November 13, 2023
Sunny, approaching 70. Good weather this week.
Today would be a great day for the Teddy Bears' Picnic. If you go down in the woods today, keep your eyes peeled. Sign in to see full entry.