This photo was taken at Nancy Reagan’s funeral last week. As with everything politically-related these days, it caused some people to criticize the photo and the subjects, saying it was a phony display of affection by two arch enemies. What I see is a rare, unguarded moment between two people who might be on different … [Read more…]
If you know me at all, you know that I am a Democrat. A far left, bleeding heart liberal pacifist Democrat. I think the risk of a few welfare cheats is a small price to pay to make sure the people who really need help get it. I would never have an abortion, but believe I only … [Read more…]
I find it interesting that milestones divisible by five seem to hold more importance than all the others. Been married 39 years. Ho hum. Been married 40. Let’s have a party! I guess it’s the same for sad anniversaries, too. The tug on the heartstrings seems a little stronger when 5 or 10 years have … [Read more…]
Astronaut Scott Kelly just returned from almost a year in outer space, and it was reported that he came back to earth two inches taller than when he lifted off. Two inches would really help my BMI! Plus that bulky space suit hides a multitude of sins, and you probably look a lot thinner when … [Read more…]
The day after the Oscars seems a fitting time to talk about movies. We were up late the other night watching a DVD we’d rented, and when it was over, the TV channel was about half an hour into Apollo 13. We came in just in time for the (spoiler alert!) “Houston, we have a … [Read more…]
