My Dad and I saw the remake and I should warn you there are odd spoilers in this review ( Read more... )

Well, the first half hour made me wish that I lived in the alternative universe where Jeb Bush and Bernie Sanders were running for President, but then sometimes I also wish we lived in the universe where we set a manned mission to Jupiter fifteen years ago. Alas, it is not to be, for not only do we live in the universe where military spending ( Read more... )

1: Harkening back to my debate days, I thought Kaine won on my flow sheet where I’d keep track of facts and arguments while Pence won on speaker points for keeping his cool and looking presidential (the morning after the debate there was already talk about Pence taking on Cruz in 2020 for the nomination). I might have even thought Pence was a cool ( Read more... )

I know it’s unfashionable to wait and sleep on one’s comments before posting them, but I have and so be it. I’m sure all of you know I prefer HRC, and I did think she was more articulate, specific, and knowledgeable in the debate, but first I’ll start with what I agreed with Trump about ( Read more... )

I went back to the nature preserve with a camera. I took pictures of a bunny, a deer, a bridge, and lots of flowers and trees ( Read more... )

As much as I like my parents, it is nice to have the house to myself for awhile. They are at a tea leaf convention hanging out with people who are also interested in antiques. So for a week I don't have to listen to the shrill, televised opinion page that is MSNBC's Morning Joe or anything at all about Donald Trump. Mika Brzezinski is a limo ( Read more... )

I took a 90 minute walk, an hour of which was in the nature preserve. Not much in the way of animal life, but lots and lots of green and shade making for a comfortable morning walk. When I got back, I had to time my shower for when everyone else had left because I don’t have any towels big enough to cover the territory ( Read more... )

I found a nature trail, but it took so long to get there I only walked along a bike path. Tomorrow I’ll set aside more time ( Read more... )

I’ve been walking each morning for exercise, and having trouble finding the nature trail I used last summer, but there are enough twists and turns among the lake houses and rental cabins to make for a pleasant walk ( Read more... )

An easy day of reading and writing of course, which was most productive when my brother’s hyper but good natured kids are distracted by fishing and swimming. Four thousand words in two different stories. I’ve also been reading a collection of famous letters in history, including zingers like when Virginia Woolfe wrote that all her novels were ( Read more... )