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Category Archives: Personal
Yankee Man to Date Southern Woman
Okay, you read the subject line. ... read more
Tommy Tiernan and My Post-Irene Blues
We bought an Apple TV last spring, liked it enough to purchase a second one for the upstairs TV. I mean... $99 bucks for crap's sake. All that Netflix goodness, the podcasts (Give me this day my Daily Ted) and newly released movies right there at the click of a pretty little Apple button. Apple TV gives me British mysteries, those fabulous Elizabeth George "Inspector Lynley" ones and more from BBC. ... read more
You Don’t Know Squat Until You’re Forty
You think you do. Know stuff, I mean. Forty really isn't when it kicks in, knowledge, but you begin to catalog events and objects, people and places. You don't contemplate it all because you're busy with kids, careers, where to live ... your every day moves on to the next day. You began to process the acquired knowledge when you hit your mid-fifties. When kids become real humans, persons. When you look in the mirror and really, honestly, can't understand who the fuck you're looking at because that sure as hell isn't you ... is it? Oh God, it is me. And you can count the dead who've begun to fall by the wayside of your every day. ... read more
Fort Smith Saturday
A swing and a miss... then he hits one out of the park. Not on TV, this is radio and if I close my eyes and squint my lids shut real hard -- I can see my Dad scowl when a member of The Big Red Machine pops a foul over to left field. ... read more
Visual Blessings
While reading today's message from Robert Genn, two words jumped out at me. ... read more
The International Society of Assemblage and Collage Artists
The day becomes a fine one when an artist is admitted to join the ranks of an élite group such as the ISACA. Few moments in one’s personal achievement checklist rank as high as this honor. Continue reading
Facebook Me and Who to Friend?
In a recent Facebook discussion, the true personality of someone I'd "friended" came to the forefront and it was a scary moment. If you follow me on FB and know to what I refer [Jan. 21-22 or around thereabouts] this post will not surprise you. If you weren't privy to the conversation, I won't elaborate or copy/paste what occurred here online because the post and ensuing comments are not the focus here. The shock of sudden rancor and discourse -- that's my drama. ... read more