The day after
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 →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
And all through the house…
[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 →
I decided not to post about politics today
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 →
Storm on the horizon
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 →
Fasten your seatbelts
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 →
[BUMPED UP: Scroll down for newer posts] On the day before Thanksgiving, one thing I’m tremendously grateful for…
…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 →
Great expectations
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 →
At the storage unit: the Smith-Corona
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 →
It’s that candy corn time of year again
Halloween was my favorite holiday as a child. Roaming outside in the dark with your friends (there were no adult escorts back then except for some of the tiniest toddlers), in costume, ringing doorbells and getting loads of candy in … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/31/22
Phil Ochs was a singer/songwriter, and a leftist of the old sort. Later in his career, he was plagued by mental illness and had a tragic end. But what a beautiful and distinctive voice he had, instantly recognizable. Some of … Continue reading →
Robbins’ “Other Dances”: four different renditions
Compare and contrast. I’ve cued up a very short (less than 2-minute) excerpt from the beginning of each video of the ballet for the purpose of easy comparison, but you can go to YouTube to watch the longer videos if … Continue reading →
My sink woes
When I got back from my trip out west, I noticed there was a slight smell in the vicinity of my sink. I did the old baking-soda-vinegar thing, flushed down with hot water. But I noticed over time that the … Continue reading →