Nothing Works Anymore: Bureaucratic Dysfunction
The Significant Other and I are spending the second half of the year in Tennessee, where we have family … Continue reading Nothing Works Anymore: Bureaucratic Dysfunction
Month: July 2016
MovieMonday: The Secret Life of Pets
This movie comes from the same people who gave us “Despicable Me,””Despicable Me 2” and last year’s financially successful … Continue reading MovieMonday: The Secret Life of Pets
Nothing Works Anymore: Newspaper Delivery
Up until recently, the Significant Other and I subscribed to two major daily newspapers. Every month, each paper would make … Continue reading Nothing Works Anymore: Newspaper Delivery
The Piano with Cartoons All Over It
If you ever read newspaper funny pages, you’ll recognize many of the doodles on this grand piano. The instrument belonged … Continue reading The Piano with Cartoons All Over It
A Crime Story
Home Invasion Here is a story from a woman I know. It happened in her upper-middle-class town of white and … Continue reading A Crime Story
Movie Monday: The Legend of Tarzan
This is a pretty good movie. It tells a coherent story, a fictional story, with a hyper-realistic look that … Continue reading Movie Monday: The Legend of Tarzan
Eyes on Clothes
As I have mentioned, this year has seen some unusual variations in handbags, including stripes and mini bags. There is … Continue reading Eyes on Clothes
Carnage on the Somme
“It is a commentary on modern war that commanders should fear lest the soldiers on each side become friendly . … Continue reading Carnage on the Somme
Words in Flux: Interrogate
I used to think I knew the meaning of the word “interrogate.” An interrogation was something you would observe on … Continue reading Words in Flux: Interrogate
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