Category Archives: Journal Entry
The Flaming Yammy
I was there that Saturday night when it flashed in and out of existence, one of hundreds of thousands of events that takes place in some American diner on a Saturday night, after most of the older people have gone … Continue reading
The Sibyl Marston
In 1990 I was on the beach at Surf, next to Lompoc, California. I took a stroll down, and found a shipwreck there, a wooden hull with metal lining, protruding out of the sand. Now, obviously, I don’t mean I … Continue reading
Blog Anniversary
The 16th of February was the thirteenth anniversary of this blog, my trusty journal here. I have been keeping it, at least lightly, for a lot longer than any other journal I have ever kept. In fact, I think this … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
Normally I would post some journalistic blog post on New Year’s Day, or I would write down a set of goals for the year, or something to tell both, where I have been, and where I am going. Maybe by … Continue reading
Waking Up From Facebook
I was just reviewing some of the personal data that is kept in Facebook on my account, and it appears that I picked up my first Facebook Friend on the 20th of January, 2008. Ten years and seven months on, … Continue reading
Keeping Up With The Madness
I sure don’t post here a lot, but the other day when I realized the domain had expired, it got quite important to me to get it back, which turned out to be a whole fiasco having to do with … Continue reading
Today And This Week In Review
It’s quiet on the farm at the moment, with winter in full ignore mode and the farmer never quite sure if it is going to dump back on us in full swing. The weather forecast promises us the mid 40’s … Continue reading
Legend of the Fall
Day after tomorrow and it will be a week since I slipped on the ice in the backyard and fell right smack onto the back of my head. It was a hell of a hit, and hurt my upper shoulders … Continue reading
Moving Forward In Spite of Doom
That last post was so full of hope and optimism! How funny! Now, we are a couple of weeks into the Presidency of Donald J Trump, and what is clear is that while he thinks he knows how to run … Continue reading
Mom’s Diagnosis
Today I got word of mom’s diagnosis. It’s not a good one. Of her generation, her siblings and her, that will be fully 50% who have had cancer. The other two are both dead. Three remain, although one is severely … Continue reading