GAFFES FROM AN ICONIC NAME DROPPER By GARRY ARMSTRONG
About the title of this post: “Gaffe” sounds nicer than “mind-numbing stupidity.” On the other hand, “iconic” doesn’t resonate well with “name-dropper.” A bit of sarcasm, a hint of irony. Just trying...
View ArticleBODGES? WE DON’T NEED NO BODGES! – SERIOUSLY
From the battleground, an update, by Rich Paschall Yes, there is more to the story! Update: Now, a mere few months later, the Badging Office realized a lot of people with badges are on furlough or...
View ArticleALL TOYS PLEASE REMAIN IN THE ATTIC – GARRY ARMSTRONG
The phone rang. The caller ID flashed, showing one of Boston’s two major newspapers. I figured it was the sales department. I handed the phone to Marilyn. I heard Marilyn respond “yes” several times...
View ArticleOLDEN GOLDEN DAYS
Garry and I had interesting careers. To some degree, the work we did made a difference, though how much difference is still a point of discussion. Garry covered news. Trials, murders, fatal accidents,...
View ArticleONE VERY LONG RAINY DAY
A long day including two long drives in the rain It was a good day, but a long day. Actually, it felt like two, maybe three days. The early day when I actually had to find makeup that hadn’t dried up...
View ArticleSTUDY HARD. GET GOOD GRADES.
GRADES I don’t think either of my parents ever told me to “study hard” or to “get good (or better) grades.” I never got bad grades or brilliant ones. I didn’t study hard or usually, at all. Back then...
View ArticleIF I’M A FISH, HOW BIG IS MY POND?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #146 I have to admit, I have not wondered about where my fish is swimming in years. Since I am, after all, a Pisces, I am definitely swimming. I don’t know where, but...
View ArticleMY HUSBAND, THE LEGEND
It’s weird. I’ve known him since he was selling shoes at A & S. He had aspirations but no experience. Just back from the Marines who had discovered his dark secret. He was deaf. This didn’t go...
View ArticleWHERE AM I? WHERE ARE YOU?
PART I – FITTING IN TO A STRANGE & UGLY WORLD I was talking with my shrink. We don’t talk “shrink” stuff anymore. She just wants to check in periodically to make sure the medications are doing...
View ArticleWHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT DID YOU USED TO DO? THE PROVOCATIVE QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Fandango’s Provocative Question #152 It’s interesting to think back to what I used to do. I’ve been retired for about twelve years, but sometimes, it seems much longer — or just yesterday. The picture...
View ArticleOF GIRLISH THINGS
I never thought being a woman was a deterrent to becoming what I wanted to be. I didn’t worry if it would be more difficult because I was a woman even though I was working in a very male profession —...
View ArticleTHUS CAME NEW WINDOWS
We bought them in January and it took until today to get completed and installed. Oh my, what a difference! It’s not that they are bigger — except in the living room where the design has much narrower...
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