September 2020

James Dean was before my time, slightly. He died on this date, September 30, in 1955. I wasn’t even born yet. But I had four siblings already, ranging from 8 years-old to one month. No one in the house was ever a James Dean fan either. No posters of him, no big followers of his […]

  I remember the day well. This is the anniversary — this September 29, 1982. I was at college, watching the evening news on our little TV, which sat, balanced on top of our squatty refrigerator, in our dorm room. I was thankful that we had both of these items, which were furnished by my

  Tuesday — I think — is like the black sheep in the family when it comes to the days of the week. At least Monday has the epic title as being the “weekend crusher,” the “back-to-the-grind” day. But Tuesday, sits there weeping, waiting for everyone just to show up. Prior to “Taco Tuesday,” it

  Phrases enter our speech frequently. I write this, but I wonder if it is still true. Do youthful adults, or kids these days say things like “Who let the cat out of the bag?” or “Well, that was a wild goose chase.” Hmmm. I think not. I think their phrases typically involve the misspelling

  You know the drill. You go on vacation or take a little time off from the routine. And, by now, most of you know how I feel about high adventure on these vacations. I don’t want any part of it. The diving out of planes, climbing rock faces, or the hang gliding. But taking

  The land of Ancient Egypt has always been a fascination for me. I attribute this to the movies. The B movies we used to watch on TV as kids. I think most of them were older films, originating in the 1930s and 1940s. The horror flicks with Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, and Boris Karloff.

A little backstory here. About things in the Land of Polly Goggles. But where to start? We are fortunate to live on about 130 acres, out in the country. As such, we see a fair amount of beautiful wildlife. There are deer, birds, squirrels, chipmunks, snakes, a wide variety of bugs, frogs, toads, lizards. There

  I’m not even sure where to start with this woman because her life had so many notable occurrences. If someone were to write about me, they could get the job done in a few sentences. Tops. This isn’t the case with Victoria Claflin Woodhull. She was on this earth from September 23, 1838, all