Day: September 16, 2013

Weekly Writing Challenge: Dialogue – Country Tale

"You're from the city," said the guy in the overalls. He was crouched under the sink in the bathroom, quite a feat for such a big guy. At the moment, he was paused ... meaningfully. I knew I was going to feel like a fool the moment he started talking. "Never had a well before?" … Continue reading Weekly Writing Challenge: Dialogue – Country Tale

Daily Prompt: Super Sensitive — See like a hawk

To see so far the hawks will envy me. To have eyes to reach beyond the trees, through the woods,  see the farms and orchards. Would my camera follow my eyes? Could I capture images? Pixels are tiny, the sky so huge. It would be as if I flew to see so far and so … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Super Sensitive — See like a hawk

Summer’s Ending

This afternoon, I saw the first sign of leaf change. The alders are showing bright yellow. They are always the first -- the heralds. The maples down by the river will be next. For some reason, trees along the water change before other trees and are always brighter than anywhere else. This is the season … Continue reading Summer’s Ending

We are the FBI. You will obey.

Garry has an undying devotion to old television series, amongst them "The Untouchables." Robert Stack as Elliott Ness. Dum-de-dum-dum. The FBI enforcing ... (ta-da) The Volstead Act. Prohibition! Holy Moly! What a great show. When the cops are annoyed with you, they can beat the living crap out of you and if that doesn't get … Continue reading We are the FBI. You will obey.

A different history — Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945, Tony Judt

Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt Edition: Paperback Price: $16.29 Reading PostWar was a project, an immersion experience during which I first unlearned, then relearned everything I knew of modern European history. It was worth the effort. This is a long book -- 960 pages -- crammed with so much information I … Continue reading A different history — Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945, Tony Judt

The Eyes Have It

One of the things I enjoy the most about Bizarro's cartoons are all the weird little details you find when you look. These aren't just cartoons. They are "find the hidden object" games :-) Dan Piraro is an amazing cartoonist. I am not sure I would want to live in his head, however. It seems … Continue reading The Eyes Have It