Whew! We almost didn’t get our May Day tree up in time. And it took some time, but we managed to get the May Day lights out of the storage space above the garage without injury. So, here we are. Sipping our May Day cocoa. It seems like only yesterday when we’d sit around and listen to the adults talk about how a delightful … Read the rest…
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Gnats. Flies. If you’re like most people, just the mention of those little buggers is annoying. Because that’s what they are. Annoying. And the reason I brought ’em up is because of my eyeglasses. Not because gnats and flies are hovering around my glasses. But because I scuffed one of the lenses, recently. And now, there’s an annoying blur in front of everything I … Read the rest…
The history of Play Dough (also known as Play Doh) is interesting. Because it actually started out as a product to help people clean the wallpaper in their homes. Wait. Play Dough cleaned walls? Huh? Yeah, a guy named Cleo McVicker created the stuff back in the 1930’s. His soap company, Kutol Products, was about to go out of business. But he negotiated a … Read the rest…
If you’re an avid reader or movie watcher, you’ve probably heard of the six basic plots of all stories. An article I read described them and mentioned which ones are the most popular. It said there are “six core trajectories which form the building blocks of complex narratives. These are: Rags to riches (a story that follows a rise in happiness), Tragedy, or riches … Read the rest…
As I scrolled through some information on the www this morning, I discovered that today (March 13, 2023) is K9 Veterans Day. And first, I gotta say I didn’t know there was such a day. Secondly, it makes perfect sense when you consider how valuable dogs are to military and police services all around the world. So, this K9 Veterans Day reminded me of … Read the rest…
It’s in the news. On the radio and TV. And it’s in the books and magazines. People (and I use that term loosely) increasingly hate God. And they increasingly hate anyone who loves God. So, they paint on their hate-filled colors. And they hang out their silly pronouns. And they scoop what’s left of their brain and dish it out as though they actually … Read the rest…
Kana Watanabe woke up that particular Tuesday morning in a particularly excited mood. She dressed quickly, gulped down a small helping of tamagoyaki and white tea, and rushed out the door. This was no ordinary morning. Today she was going to ride the bullet. As she walked through the crowded streets of Nagoya she imagined how it might feel to be magnetically levitated and … Read the rest…