Category: BigDangDeal

The rain fell steadily on our house this morning. I love being alone, in the quiet, when it is raining outside. Especially, when I am on the inside, and I am dry and warm. Listening. It is a steady stillness,

To tell you the truth, I’ve never been very fond of the Nutcracker. The ballet is okay. I’ve seen it about 100 times, in a lot of different cities. Mary had this thing for taking the entire family every year

(The original photos can be seen at TIME Magazine Top 100 Photos 2017. The renderings here were created by the author of this blog.) This morning, I bruised through all my news feeds. I vary the list. From the BBC,

  One of my heroes, I think, is that good old Grinch.   The one who stole Christmas.  As it turns out, Christmas really cannot be pilfered. However.  All that “hub-bub” CAN be taken away.  And actually, I am all good

We are not alone, I’ll tell you. I’ve been saying this for quite some time now. The notion of this started at a very early age for me. Maybe it was a Catholic upbringing. Maybe it was growing up in

We have a pretty good country here. Of course, it has its flaws, its lumps an bumps. But for the most part, we live in the greatest country in the world. Well, except for a whole bunch of those Northern

This is me. Sitting on Santa’s lap. I was three in this photo. Now. Anyone can tell by the look on my face that I was privy. Yes, I knew that I was being scammed. After standing in a very

I am not a sailor. Clearly. I love the water, and boats. But I do not sail. My first brushes with sailors are probably not what you think. My earliest memories reside with the little guy on the Cracker Jack

  Tonight we went out to dinner with dear friends. And this was good. Then, we came home, to our two dogs. They are friends to each other. Especially, they are friends to us.  And this was good too. It

  It has been a long day. A cop pulled me over and told me “Papers” …… so I said “Scissors …..I win!” And then I sped off. I’ve been laying low since. It is easy to be on the