The amplified joy this invites is immeasurable!! The Rolling Stones bring us a brand new song during these times of pandelirium.

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This provides me with a sense of 'normal' I wish will return. A 'touchstone', if you will: A place-mark for the shift I am feeling as we soldier onward through what, I believe, is a black hole conjured by the ( Read more... )

One - Every 5 years, since its 700th birthday in 1975, Amsterdam hosts the biggest ships parade in history. What are your plans for 2020?

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Long ago I lived in a great house with many creative people. Among them were young artists who attended a weekly sketch-group. Often that group returned to our house, whereupon we all rejoiced in festive gaiety. I remain friends with some of these artists, and this group still exists. One day, a photograph of the sketch-group appeared in my ( Read more... )

I've read a couple of articles that complain about the San Francisco, 'Yes', noting that we are a land of 'flakes'. As a native, this is my rebuttal to a short-sighted assessment.

People flaking on you has more to do with you than with them. Out here on the Left Coast, we want to be welcoming and nice. After the Gold Rush abandoned our ancestors ( Read more... )

For those of you wishing a respite from the wages of revolution, I bring you other news of this, our bright and present future:

The Pope Says Nope

While I am not a papal person nor deeply concerned with news of the Vatican, it is noticeably notable that we have a new Pope. During his first five months of religious leadership he has declared the ( Read more... )

Lately I've read lists of writing tips that possess many ideas in common, but the important one is that they are amusingly inspiring. So much so that I give to you, below, my top tips on writing. As a professional amateur writer for over a decade, I have developed comprehensive demonstrative skills as a user of words. Here is what I have learned ( Read more... )

Eleven years ago I began writing for Pigdog. Prior to that, I had not written. Since then, I have not stopped writing. For a little while I wrote six Weblogs. I now maintain two: This one, and one focused on food, cooking, and cooking food, entitled, Adventures in Kitchen AlchemyHiding behind pen names, such as: Miss Conduct, Hope Chest, and Amanda ( Read more... )