It has been a sweeping week for my childhood past. Mr. Potato Head is just another potato in the five-pound bag. Six of Dr. Seuss are gone too. (“And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” “If I Ran the Zoo,” “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!,” and “The Cat’s Quizzer.”) […]
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I haven’t ever given Arkansas much thought. But today I’ll have a look since this is its anniversary. It was on March 2, 1819, that the territory of Arkansas was organized. It would not become a state until June 15, 1836. The name has always been a curiosity to me. The word “Arkansas” came from
The Natural State is one of the worst, it seems. Read More »
Some things in this world are terrifying. Kidnapping is one of them. Of course, we saw it last week in the headlines, with Lady Gaga and her dogs. But, so many times, there is actually a kid in the kidnapping. I think I was almost kidnapped once, but that’s a story for another time. This
Kidnapping. In history and today. Read More »
There are some curiosities in this day’s look back at history. The first one, I will mention, isn’t so curious but perhaps sad. Back on February 28, 1954, the Republican Party was organized in Ripon, Wisconsin. All I can say about that is the party had a pretty good run, depositing some decent presidents throughout
The anomaly of the Republican Dords. Gold seeking, it seems. Read More »
Whodunnit? I love a good mystery. Of course, there is the fictional kind that we can read in novels or watch on the screen. But the true-life mysteries are even better in my book. The things that simply slip into the unknown. Let’s differentiate first. Mysteries and conspiracy theories are not the same thing. However,
Unsolved Mysteries, in the bigger show. Read More »
When we come into this world, we have absolutely no idea. Not an inkling. Or. Perhaps, we know everything. What if, when we are born into this place, we know every little detail about where we came from before and how our entire lives will unfold before us. Then, with that first breath of oxygen
Before the show of the west. Much before. Read More »
I like to walk. It is a blessing, a thing of fortune, that we can. There are so many people in this world who have not been afforded the luxury of walking. When we lived in Charleston, SC, we walked everywhere. The only times we drove our car was to go to the grocery. And
The journey of a thousand miles, begins by walking. Read More »
