I love flowers but I don’t know too much about them. This can be a challenge when you’re trying to garden your new home ( Read more... )

It is quite an honor to have Pope Francis visit Philadelphia in September. This is quite an undertaking in terms of logistics and safety and so the city has enacted several restrictions* that residents will surely find will be outweighed by the pride of having the pope come to town. Everyone please have a safe, enjoyable and stress-free papal visit ( Read more... )

It’s the first week in August. There is a month until Labor Day and six weeks left until the Autumnal Equinox. You know what that means: Summer is over ( Read more... )

Apocalypse is the latest villain set to appear in the X-Men: Apocalypse movie. Originally known as En Sabah Nur, Apocalypse is allegedly the world’s oldest mutant, having first appeared in ancient Egypt. He has been a very powerful X-Men villain for years. He has complete control over his body, allowing him to become malleable, and also has energy ( Read more... )

A rare peal of thunder got through drywall and industrial carpets to my ears. I heard it, decisive, in the deep despair halfway between lunch and quitting time and it was the only sign beyond the clinical forecast on the screen that there was a world outside at all. At the end of the day, the only sign of the broken heat is the half-puddled rain. I ( Read more... )

The scene is a suburban home. A 911 operator returns home to his wife after a long day at work.

911 Operator: Oh, is that dinner on the table? Hon, you’re a lifesaver.

911 Operator’s Wife: Tough day, huh?

911: Lemme tell ya. First, the Keurig broke so none of us had coffee.

Wife: Ugh. Hate that.

911: Then, Bob tells me they’re reviewing ( Read more... )

The afternoon is ahead of me somewhere with its rippling blue more forgiving than the hard cobalt of the hybrid that sits stubbornly in front, speed shifting but somehow never managing to reach the speed limit on the two-lane road with little hope ( Read more... )

Because to have him represent America in any way, shape or form will not only weaken our standing in the eyes of the world but also runs the risk of damaging our beloved nation’s very soul ( Read more... )

Pretty good. The movie had a sense of fun and humor, appropriate for a character whose powers are shrinking and communicating with ants. I liked the scenes with Ant-Man shrinking as normal household objects became threats, especially when he was hanging onto the grooves of a spinning record for dear life.

Ant-Man was obviously not a movie that ( Read more... )

Steve and I brought home two kittens last Saturday, courtesy of the Delaware Humane Association. They are Buster and Ororo, a boy and girl from the same litter that a woman had been fostering.

Buster is a little gray boy. He's named after Buster Bluth from Arrested Development. He's a little lovebug and loves to sit and get his tummy rubbed. ( Read more... )