Category: BigDangDeal

Happy Valentine’s Day. Yes it was.  Pretty much, over and done, at this point. But what a day for love to be in the air.  You see… here is how it goes. Every February 14….  all  across the great land

When you have a little dirt, and a bit of water, and you mix those two things together… you get a pool of mud. Funny isn’t it? Mud. The word. I mean, if I were naming words… water + dirt 

The Grammy’s were on tonight.  I did not watch. Mostly, I don’t care.  Be assured, I am not discounting the Grammy’s in any way.  I think music is the bomb.  The creation, and sharing of music is phenomenal.  Music is

Here is what was happening in 1858.   James Buchanan, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, was President of the United States.  He inaugurated the new trans-Atlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria. Speaking of which.  Across the pond, wedding bells

The answer seems obvious.  I mean, my name IS Polly, after all.  So if I were a bird…  the first thing that comes to most people’s minds is the parrot.  I may have heard this line a few times in

We all know the name, Harriet Tubman.  We learned a little bit about her in school, probably.  And most of us know that she was a part of the Underground Railroad, and that she helped slaves to freedom. But wow. 

Any way you look at it. We color our world. There are black lists, red tape, and blue ribbons.  You can get the green light.  Or be yellow-bellied.  There are blue bloods and lily livers.  White flags, little red flags,

Truthfully, I am utterly surprised any of you have gotten a wink of sleep lately.  I’m equally shocked that my Inbox hasn’t been inundated with reminders about this topic.  I mean, I have left you hanging for quite some time

Life is full of mysteries. Full of them. From the very little…. to the great big. For some odd reason, I have been thinking of a kitten I found when I was a kid.  As I remember it, a bunch

Learning.  It is a good thing. No matter who, or where, or what you are. Heck…   do you know what do dogs do after they finish obedience school? They get their masters. I’m telling you.  Learning is KEY. When we