Monday, April 27, 2026

Dining Out While Traveling - Paris vs. Milan

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During our trip to Europe in the spring of 2025, we stayed for 5 nights in Paris and 5 nights in Milan. In between, we spent 7 nights on a ...
Tuesday, March 03, 2026

My Musical Obituary

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I was never a great singer - never a soloist or a small group singer. But the frequent bouts with bronchitis killed what little singing voi...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Wicked and I...

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 I've long enjoyed Wicked ever since I read the Gregory Maguire book back in 1995.  It was a twisted retelling of The Wonderful Wizard ...

Remembering the ICE/Border Patrol Murder Victims - a Candle in the Window

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Most of the country can’t drive due to a big snow/ice storm.  Some protests are happening in this country today, but many cannot go,  Put a ...
Sunday, August 24, 2025

Who/What Do You Believe When the Federal Government Almost Always Lies???

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Remember "All in the Family?"  A frequent argument on the show was Mike screaming that the government was lying about the war in S...
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Making Quick Signs for Protests and Marches

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This is a useful way to do something with the file folders you collected in the ‘80s and ‘90s.   Think of something to say. Write or draw i...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Stanley Tucci and the Proper Dessert Wine

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I love Stanley Tucci. Finally got to see his older CNN travels in Italy (now streaming on the Discovery Channel).  I loved the YouTube s...
Sunday, April 20, 2025

I Will Not "Work Together" with an anti-American Regime to Ruin the America I Love

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I can't claim to have written this, but I agee with it and want to help share it as widely as I can. Please share it on your social med...
Saturday, March 08, 2025

Will Republican Voters Ever Understand?

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I wish there was a way to make Republican voters understand that Republicans in Congress are not fulfilling their oaths of office. All gov...
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Be Sure to Write to Your Rep/Senators About the SAVE Act (if you want to vote in the future)

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The SAVE Act is "disguised" as a way to help keep non-citizens from voting. In reality, it's a way to deny the right to vote ...
Monday, September 09, 2024

The Readers Digest Condensed Version of "What I Did on My Summer Vacation"

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I wrote this for Samantha Brown’s travel group on Facebook: We had an often wet but wonderful 3 weeks in Scotland & northern England...