I confess. I let yesterday slip by without mentioning 1973’s historic Roe v. Wade decision. For some reason I was thinking the anniversary date was today, despite yesterday being circled on my calendar. I even heard about the protest march in Washington and thought vaguely that it was probably a day early because Saturday worked … Continue reading Forty-nine years and still pro-choice
Meat Loaf the rock star died yesterday at age 74. I didn’t follow his career and I’ve rarely listened to music in the last 20 years. But his 1993 song “I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)” somehow got my attention. I loved the song but never stopped asking “What wouldn’t he … Continue reading What Meat Loaf wouldn’t do for love
Smiles are like sunshine on a dreary day. Can’t get enough. These particular smiles are from a camp for displaced people in Aleppo, Syria. Continue reading Sunshine
The fog unrolls itself to be a prayer rug to the mountains. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie Image © 2021 Erik Stensland Continue reading Prayer rug
After some weeks of contemplation, I’ve decided to change themes. It’s a huge decision this time, because there will be no going back. Beacon, the theme you’ve been seeing for a number of years, has been retired by WordPress. If I change my mind about the new one, there will be lots of others to … Continue reading Fair warning
As a native Oklahoman, I felt compelled to “borrow” this wonderful parody from blooper0223 over at Serenity is a fuzzy belly. This is one talented family! Previously it had not occurred to me that Oklahoma! first opened on Broadway in 1943, just 8 days before I was born. But I was born in Kansas City, … Continue reading ‘Oh, Corona!’
