Month: September 2019

The beginning of a new season. And perhaps, the beginning of new times for us all. There are a lot of good things to read out there. Today, this isn’t one of them. It might be time for a break.

The Fall Equinox is upon us for the year 2019. This is the only one of its kind. The first Fall Equinox of the year, and the last. The leaves are getting ready to fall, jump, or fly, depending on

I’ll tell you about some happy things. They seem to be springing straight out of nowhere today. Honestly, they are the kind of little plip-plops that make for the instantaneous smile, however fleeting. For one. There is a new list

birds oatmeal pen and paper glasses flowers people dogs coffee wrenches books My gratitude list could go on for as many minutes as there are in a day. I could just keep naming one thing after the next, those things

There are some really amazing creatures on this earth. Sometimes, though, the thing that makes them amazing is not necessarily good for everyone involved. In fact, they can be deadly. As in, poison deadly. The most poisonous amphibian on the

I’m struggling a bit with a topic. I’ve been all over the place, from National Cheeseburger Day, to the CIA. I was thinking, just a few minutes ago, how much I miss the old Batman Show. The one with Burt

I don’t like clutter. Not anywhere, really. Clutter makes me feel closed in, and I like wide open living spaces. If I had to live in NYC in a tiny closet for an apartment, I’d probably have a single chair,

James Cash Penney. It’s a good name. He was born in Missouri, a long time ago. On this date, in fact, in 1875. I wonder what Hamilton, Missouri was like in that year. My guess, is that there wasn’t a

That smile, that smile. There is a lot to be said for a smile. Nice to see — some — nicer than others. I just read an article about that act of smiling, though. For years, and years, we have

As Summer takes its final bows for this year, people can look back over their shoulders at the nice vacations they took. Many good folks flocked to the beaches, to splash in the waves, and feel the hot summer sun