Picture I took on my street this morning. It's raining, it's pouring; The old man is snoring. Bumped his head And he went to bed And he couldn't get up in the morning. Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Johnny wants to play. Author: Unknown Tropical Depression Imelda decided to visit…
Continue reading ➞ Imelda’s Visit & Other Delights: September 19, 2019
Greetings from Houston: Sweltering Summer Edition It's summertime in Houston, Texas - and that means I don't venture outdoors unless it's an emergency, or something I can't cancel or back out of in good conscience. In the latter case, I make a dash from the front door to the car and get the AC…
I'm really getting into the Halloween mood! See that handsome crow there in the middle of my table? That's Carlos, he was on sale at a Walgreens last year, and I had to rescue him from the shelf. I am wild about birds -crows and ravens are my favorites by far. They are not just…
The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran. I'll never forget the time I was on an AOL message board about books and literature back in Ye Olde Days of the internet, circa 1998. I made the horrifying gaffe of putting it on my list of favorite books. The sarcastic, condescending swipes and jabs started filling my in-box…
For many months now, I've been hearing the word aesthetic frequently thrown around by my teenage daughter and her friends, with the casual-yet-kind-of-forced insouciance that teens have perfected for decades. It's not a word I've ever really used - it vaguely brought to mind (so-called) serious people like Art Critics and Philosophers. "Oh yeah, that video is soooo…
