I can pick my poison any day, of the headlines that I might write about. • The impeached president will remain in office and most likely be re-elected after the pre-decided Congressional trial. • Coronavirus spreads rapidly and the U.S. declares a public health emergency. • Britain has officially left the EU. • U.S. National […]
Horus made the headlines, and the moon winked at the sun. Read More »
When we lived in Charleston, the first house we owned was located on Meeting Street, a few blocks south of Broad. It was a truly nice house, completely restored, and had the most marvelous bathrooms I’ve ever seen in my life. One night, Mary and I came home from seeing a ballet. I went to
I heard those footsteps above my head. It gave me shivers. Read More »
One of my pet peeves about the internet is when I am forced to watch a video to get a news story. That’s bad enough. But first, I have to sit through a 30 second advertisement about cat food that I don’t want, or a security camera that I already have. And then, when I
Those happy little things that drive us mad. Read More »
Rocks fall down mountains. It happens. And in Colorado, rocks falling down mountains is a fairly common occurrence during periods or rain, or snow. Yes, they come rolling down, all shapes and sizes. I’ve seen it happen and I’ve only been to Colorado a handful of times. And it was a very little rock. Anyway,
We all like to be entertained from time to time. With that in mind, those smarties our in Hollywood made a whole multi-billion dollar industry out of this. Just a few nights ago, the Grammy’s were on. A couple of friends were over, having pizza with us, and the “pre-Grammy show” was playing on
Up where the air is clear. Go fly. Read More »
I finished a book today and it pushed me into thinking. It all comes down to the old Good vs. Evil parley. There’s an unending debate about whether this very thing even exists. So, perhaps I should call it “Enlightenment vs. Ignorance.” Either way, that behemoth of a book I mentioned is “The Pillars of
Reading will surely do that to you. Read More »
What’s not to say about lackluster? Whenever I hear the word, I think of some pent up critic, wearing a black turtleneck, sitting somewhere in a small apartment in New York City, writing his review for the Times. And he types on his spindly black typewriter, for the umpteenth time, “His debut Broadway performance
Shining all the way down to the shoes. Read More »
The most suicides, worldwide per population, happen in Guyana, South America. Followed by Lesotho, Africa / Russia, Europe / and Lithuania, Europe. In the Top 20, African countries hold more than half the spots. At the other end of the spectrum are a host of Caribbean countries. Barbados has the fewest, followed by Antigua /
I put rocks in my pockets, but not in this way. Read More »