I got a little note from Blogger recently – that is, from the entity that hosts my original blog at Blogspot, which apparently is still accessible. I assume the missive is not from a sentient being, but rather from some … Continue reading →
Here you go: One of Damar Hamlin’s first thoughts after he woke up in the intensive care unit at University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Wednesday night was to ask, in writing, who won Monday’s Bills-Bengals game during which he … Continue reading →
And me? Glad you asked. Nada, zip, zilch. Oh, I might visit a nearby friend for a short while and have a sip of champagne, a tiny toast to the end of 2021, a year I’m pretty sure most people … Continue reading →
Although today I had hoped to publish Part II of my series on the Kari Lake election fraud trial, I’m planning it for tomorrow instead. I got a later-than-usual start today because I was dealing with some health issues involving … Continue reading →
My Christmas Day was fine although very very quiet. The following is an effort of mine from the past. That’s one of the advantages of having been a blogger for umpteen million years – you have a backlog of these … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] …a creature was stirring. On Christmas Eve I was expecting a visit from my son, who was flying in as a rare treat. I had tidied up, and was putting on … Continue reading →
We all could use a break from it, right? The storm here is over, it’s a sunny, cold, and apparently icy day. I haven’t been out yet but plan to emerge later to get some sunshine. Amazingly, I didn’t lose … Continue reading →
I don’t mean a metaphorical one; I mean an actual one. It’s not predicted to be so cold here in New England. In fact, we’re supposed to get a warmish spell with rain and even thunderstorms. Strange. Then on the … Continue reading →
I searched for the following movie clip because I was thinking of including it in a post about Trump vs. DeSantis. It didn’t quite fit, but I became fascinated with the scene for other reasons. First of all, of course, … Continue reading →
…is the generosity of many of my readers in donating to this blog, either in a single donation or a monthly recurring one. So here’s a huge “thank you!!” to all of you. It’s a cliche, but words can’t adequately … Continue reading →
I was planning to write something on the order of this, but Schlicter did it for me [hat tip: AesopFan]: Our problem is that we set huge expectations, and they simply did not pan out. How realistic were our expectations? … Continue reading →
When I moved to smaller digs over a decade ago, I stored a couple of boxes of my stuff and some pieces of furniture in my ex-husband’s storage unit. Actually, at the time he had two storage units, both of … Continue reading →