thoughts from a freckle-faced pisces
I don’t know when being educated and articulate became so contemptible in this country, but in a blaze of stupid glory we have been waving the idiot flag with gusto. Was it when Sarah Palin couldn’t name a single publication that she reads on a regular basis and her supporters felt that she was being … Read more
It’s been a rough couple of weeks here in Speckled Troutland. A simple replacement of an old crown has turned into a saga of pain, infection, antiobiotics, barfy stomach due to antibiotics, allergic reaction to prescription oral rinse, and three trips to the dentist within a week. Sheesh, I’m a weebly mess when I have … Read more
After a perfect weekend with not one, but two parties, The Big Daddy and I were chatting on the way home from party #2. The dinner party with the prime rib that we’ve talked about over and over because we talk about great meals with gusto, much like the local weatherman forecasting spring’s first whiff … Read more
Part of the dilemma of writing a blog is trying to determine which stories are yours to tell. I could post something new every day, but most of the time the story belongs to somebody else and is not mine to tell. This may be one of those times but I think on the day … Read more
When we moved from Illinois to Maryland, I became accustomed to using the word “soda” instead of the Midwestern “pop.” When we moved from Maryland to Kansas and had been here all of three days, I was in a line at the grocery store and said to the woman ahead of me, “If you don’t … Read more
One of Mark’s favorite movies is Groundhog Day. Ned? Ned Ryerson? I’m not a fan but Mark says it’s because I don’t get it. I did, in fact, get it but my failure to love it as much as he did was due to the fact that I got bored watching the same scenes over and … Read more
When Will first came out to us he was a mere fifteen years old. My first reaction was utter fear for him. In one of our many talks that followed, I asked him if any of his friends knew. They did…….for is anybody ever shocked to learn that someone is gay? Rather early on I said … Read more