I haven’t written about the Coronavirus because we are hearing it everywhere else, all the time. There’s nothing more that I can say about it, except that it is a great cause for concern. It is scary, in part, because we don’t know how it is going to affect us. From the latest prediction on […]
The monsters in the night, and everywhere else. Read More »
If I had to pick a place to live, it would most likely be Hamsterdam. Hamsterdam would be nice, what with all the Dutch hamsters. Those are the ones who are always paying their way, always going Dutch, on their own little wheels. Although. There are places that I ruled out, beyond a shadow of
The places you’ll go, he said. Read More »
My favorite National Park is Yellowstone. On March 1, this date, in 1872, Yellowstone becomes the world’s first national park. As they say. We’re Number One! We’re Number One! These days, under this president, our National Parks are not protected the way they used to be. I find this to be an abomination of our
When the place is deeper than you are. Read More »
It sounds a little bit like a stripper’s name, but I can assure you she was not. Ann Lee. Born on this day, Leap Day, in 1736 — across the pond in Manchester, England. Her early life was tough. Her family was poor, as in extremely poor. Her father worked as a blacksmith during the
Shake your booty, in peace. Read More »
Are we somehow driven to be the best that we can be? In the field of psychology, a theory was put forth in 1943. It contends individuals are motivated to fulfill their potential in life. It is called Self-actualization. All of this from a psychologist named Abraham Maslow. These types of theories always seem to
Well hello there. You look a lot like me once you realize it. Read More »
It has been the debate of many children, and adults alike, for decades now. Sometimes, entire play-days are suspended because the discussions get so intensely fierce. The opinions are far and wide, the slants, the slides, the viewpoints. Everyone has their perspective on an answer, which, in the end, depends wholly on the individual’s own
Is that me I smell? More power to me. Read More »
I have long said that I “like” all kinds of music. But all these years, I’m not sure I’ve been accurate in that assessment. I think a better description would be that I “appreciate” all types of music. Even if a certain category might not be my favorite, there are certain songs like I truly
Looking right at the music, ears and all. Read More »
There are a lot of dangers in the world these days. Maybe, as a kid, I was unaware of such things. But it sure feels like a more menacing place in our current times. Like the Coronavirus, surfacing on the morning news, tallying the latest victims. We wish these things would go away,
Dodging mercury and all without nets Read More »