Month: August 2018

I saw a photo of a herd of Impalas today. And it reminded me of a lot of things. Of course, the first memory was our family car — the Impala. I can’t recall if we had a Chevy Impala

This morning, I felt the need to write something about Love. The Goodness of Love.  The Importance of the Heart. But then, I saw today is Jack Haley’s birthday. John Joseph Haley, Jr., born on this day in 1897. And,

This morning, there was an OpEd piece in the USA Today. The headline read: “NFL cheerleading is demeaning to women.” I had to laugh a little bit at the headline — “demeaning to women.” Hmm. Do ya’ think? The article,

  I am not a fan of Tea. There. I said it. Shame me if you must, but I don’t like the stuff. I have tried Tea, time, and time, and time again. Yet, at every meeting, my taste buds

Mata Hari was born on this date. Yes, on August 7th, 1876. We all know her as the Spy. The Harlot. The Exotic Dancer and Sex Worker, who handed over secrets to the Germans in WWI. We know her as

  There once was a very snappy author named Mark Twain. I am sure most of you are familiar with his books. He wrote, most notably, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” but he had a barrel full of other great

  Squirrels don’t live in Australia. Seriously. There aren’t any there. I speculate it goes back to ancient history. Every 25 years, there is a HUGE Animal Compendium. Of course, they don’t let us dumb humans know about it. We’d

I can’t help but write about this particular day in history. I am not sure what it is about August Fourth, but so much has transpired on this date throughout the ages. Conjunctions across time. The first thing that struck

Some days, I just don’t know what to write about. On most occasions, there are a blue million things running through my mind. And I have to narrow my focus. But. Then. Some evenings the inside of my brain feels

Today is Myrna Loy’s birthday. An actress, she was born in 1905. But more of that in a moment. Now I am going to tell you what a Swiss Roll is all about. A Swiss Roll is a type of