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Took this pic as soon as I got to our condo at the Gulf Coast. The sky was so beautiful, the water sporting so many beautiful shades of...

I have felt a mourning, a kind of grief, when a series is over. It's a feeling that keeps me from starting another series. I press "play"...

I am watching John Mulaney's standup special "Kid Gorgeous at Radio City", and as he was talking about the telephone and how we used to...

I love this time of year when the deadly grasp of summer heat finally releases its fist and once again allows the earth to breathe. The...

I have always understood that evening is a time for emotion. I don't know if it's because it's the end of the day and I am tired, if it's...

A lot irritates me. A LOT. People who put their cell phones on speaker in public. People who are mean to old people because they are...

What the hell is going on with America and freaking vaccines? When I was in school, we all stood in line while nurses from god knows...

Norm McDonald died this week from cancer, at the age of 61. I remember him from his Saturday Night Live days. His style was deadpan, and...

As any Gen-X worth their salt will attest, Luke Perry as Dylan McKay was the cutest, like, EVER. He had the look. That hair in a bit of a...

I saw Lyle Lovett perform June 3, 1999, at Pier 6 in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. All these years later, I still remember that he opened...

I have four floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room of my mid-century modern house. Very often, I will bring my computer into the...

I got so mad the other day that I cried. This is the second time this has happened to me in a current situation, and when it happens, I...

As I write this, I am listening to The Doors' "Roadhouse Blues". The lyrics are so great! Keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the...

I just finished a book for my personal diversity challenge titled, "How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House" by Cherie Jones. It was a...

So, remember when I wrote that I felt so included and welcome on the new social media Clubhouse? Well, I thought it would be a good idea...

How long has it been since you played in a clubhouse? Well, I did tonight!! Clubhouse is a new app that is all about gathering people...

You know, sometimes life events call for a good 'ole voodoo doll. Just the old-fashioned, hand-stitched, body-shaped voodoo doll. It can...

I'm starting to feel like I am not really giving books a chance. True, my mom has to be grabbed right away or she will put a book down. I...

Warning: I am pissed and have had three glasses of wine. Simone Biles is one of, if not THE, most talented, proven, driven, and...

Today is my dad's birthday! It makes me think of the vast differences in the way people celebrate birthdays. Some take it very seriously,...