Day: October 21, 2013

DAILY PROMPT: “SEE” IS THE NEW “TIME”

This is either some proto-Buddhist New Age religious thing or an advertising gimmick. See is the new time? What was the "old" time? Hear? Touch? Feel? Bah, humbug! Oh, I see ... You mean "sea" and "thyme." You want me to replace all the thyme in my recipes with sea salt. Well then, what do … Continue reading DAILY PROMPT: “SEE” IS THE NEW “TIME”

EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY AT THE HARBOR

"It was," I told Garry, "A very blue day today." "Blue?" "The sky was blue, the water was blue. Almost everyone was wearing something blue, at the very least blue jeans. The boats were all painted white, blue and white, or red, white and blue. And there were flags. Each boat had a flag, an … Continue reading EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY AT THE HARBOR

42 – The Story of An American Legend. The Story of America.

We meant to see this one in the theatre, but time slipped away and by the time we were ready to go, it was gone. But that turned out to be fine, because we have a wide-screen television and surround. I bought the movie and we got a private screening. Time for baseball and history. … Continue reading 42 – The Story of An American Legend. The Story of America.

IF YOU’RE FROM NEW YORK OF A CERTAIN AGE

If you are from New York and any kind of baseball fan and a certain age -- baby boomers or older -- you remember the endless rivalry between the Brooklyn Dodgers (aka Dem Bums) and the Yankees.  It was  the signature of autumn, when the two teams faced off -- with Brooklyn usually losing. And … Continue reading IF YOU’RE FROM NEW YORK OF A CERTAIN AGE