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Cultural Climate ChangesIt’s another gorgeous day in this neighborhood. We in the Pacific Northwest know how to appreciate a sunny, warm day. In spite of all the pollen blowing around, I deadheaded a few flowers and moved some planters around in the yard, with Al’s help. That is to say, I pointed and he moved them. Something I’ve been… click here to continue April, 23rd, 2006 Facts I Didn’t Need to KnowA little fact I picked up today comes under the heading of “things I wish I hadn’t read,” as well as “things the travel agent is never going to tell us.” Beijing, the final destination of our Asian cruise, where we have hotel reservations for two nights, and hope to see the sights before we fly home, is having… click here to continue April, 22nd, 2006 April is the Coolest MonthQueen Elizabeth and I have now survived another birthday. She was three when I was born. At least she doesn’t suffer the ignominy of sharing hers with Adolph Hitler. I’ve never followed royalty, or been very interested in their activities, but I do remember reading about Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret when I was young. Shirley Temple… click here to continue April, 21st, 2006 Musings on the 77th Anniversary of My BirthI’ve done a good bit of reading this last week and some writing. While reading bios of two very different authors, I observed that each was described as “a Renaissance man.” The first was Robert Fulghum, the other Rod McKuen. They are both multi-talented, but very different. Be that as it may, it set me to speculating… click here to continue April, 20th, 2006 Black HolesThere are periods in my memory that are black holes. They represent times when my life was so busy I didn’t have time to notice television shows, popular songs, movies, or books. I know the words to hundreds of songs from the ‘40s, few from the ‘50’s. Some of the folk songs from the ‘60’s I’ve learned in my… click here to continue April, 19th, 2006 Laughter and SunshineTonight I’m thinking about Pearlie Mae (Pearl Bailey) when she would sing about being so tired and how much her feet hurt. Bless her bones, I hope she’s resting now. The last few days when I’ve been under the weather, I’ve chosen humorous books to read. Chuckling and laughing seem to restore a bit of energy. After finishing… click here to continue April, 18th, 2006 Chuckle, Cough, Sneeze, Wheeze, LaughI finished a Robert Fulghum book today. After that, I found his website and read his journal entries (tantamount to a blog). He helped make what could have been a dismal morning of coughing, sneezing, wheezing, and aching a fun time. I laughed a lot. As a writer, I feel some kinship with him. But he is… click here to continue April, 17th, 2006 |