The news from Afghanistan this week has me angry, sad, frustrated. I’ve always believed that when Osama bin Laden escaped that country, we should have left too. So now I seethe and grieve and shake my head, and one song keeps running through my mind: Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Last night I … Continue reading We didn’t start the fire …
Reprinted from Pied Type, August 22, 2011 Funny how the mind works. When it works. If it works. I was in the kitchen fixing lunch and out of the blue I recalled a line from an old song where a voice interrupts and concludes the verse with, “… and I don’t like anybody very much!” … Continue reading Name that tune
It’s the little things, often, that make your day. For me yesterday, one of those little things was hearing that “Queen — Greatest Hits” (1981) was at the top of the weekly iTunes chart. This week’s chart. And has been for 12 days. At one time or another I had all of Queen’s albums, or … Continue reading Made my day
So how was your Fourth of July? Safe and fun, I hope. Mine was a mixed bag. It started in the afternoon when my son and granddaughter came over. First time we’d been together since before the first of March. Masked up and properly distanced, we watched “Hamilton.” Wow. It was everything I’d imagined. And … Continue reading Fourth of July, 2020 style
Most of you are probably yawning at the news: The first official trailer for Top Gun 2 was released a few hours ago. And admittedly I only came across the news by accident. Nevertheless, be it known that Top Gun is one of my all-time favorite movies. Possibly my #1 favorite. And on a very … Continue reading Top Gun 2: Goosebumps all around
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