So far, so good.
As I wrote out the headline, “So far, so good,” I accidentally typed “So fat so good.” Hahaha! In a way, that’s what I was going to write about. French…
We made it.
I must say that the trip to France was about as easy as it gets. The flight. Customs. Getting to our hotel. All of it easy. Then, the fun part.…
Getting on a plane
I’m traveling over the holidays. Internationally. Paris. France, not Texas. I decided to chronicle this since I haven’t done anything like this since pre-Covid. I also am trying to write…
Will we ever really know?
I’m talking about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. I was young, but I do remember it. November 22, 1963. I was four years old. Yes, young. The event…
Fiddling while burning
The legend has it that while Rome was burning, the Emperor Nero played his violin. Now, this is probably not entirely true. Stringed instruments, according to History.com, did not exist…
A Great American
The big stories come across on my phone these days. Such was the case yesterday. Senator Bob Dole had died. How do you even start with this one? A war…
No more ads. Please!
For days now, my inbox has been full of holiday shopping ads. I had no idea how many businesses I subscribe to. Pre-Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving day. Black Friday. Saturday. Sunday. Cyber…
Sondheim
The news alert came from the New York Times Friday evening. Legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim had died. I immediately thought back to a time in San Antonio, Texas,…
The day before.
It’s the day before Thanksgiving. As much as we would like to think things are returning to normal, they aren’t. I’ve begun to believe they might not ever be. Some…
Two numbers. (Neither of them good)
Two news stories came across my phone within hours of each other. Both of them disturbing and very sad. I will take them in the order they came through. Manatee…