For those of us 1950’s kids, a corner office with a view has been considered the mark of success in a professional career. Well, I have to say, there are views and then there are Views. This is a View.
Category: <span>Just For Fun</span>
It’s early Saturday morning here in our nation’s capital, and we’re having the storm of the century. It started snowing early last night and it’s still snowing this morning even as I write. Judging by the snow piled up on the picnic table, visible just outside our basement door, we already have at least six inches and more to come.
So, what to do on a snowed-in Saturday morning? How about a little multi-cultural music fun?
Bigger than a rush-hour fender-bender. Bigger than a California Winter Fog-bound multi-car/truck/motorcycle traffic pileup. Bigger even than when worlds collide.
This month, the Hubble Heritage Project gives us galaxies colliding.
As a child, I wasn’t exposed to the culture of my Cree Indian ancestry or any American Indian culture for that matter. Anything I learned was through my own research as an adult.
Like my late paternal grandmother, I love unusual names and gardening. I never met Grandma Florence as she died in 1933, twenty-five years before my birth.
Move over Dr. Phil! There’s nothing more therapeutic than mindless yardwork on a beautiful spring day.
The exercise from raking leaves, pulling weeds and disposing of the skeletons of last year’s annuals, causes a natural high. The revitalizing visual satisfaction comes after the cleanup when crocus, tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and narcissi are revealed. For a moment, all is as it should be.
My final reward is a cup of herb tea with honey on the front porch; feeling content all my hard work got my mind off the world’s troubles, even if only for an hour.
Today we bring you all the news fit to print, and then even more…
It’s a moderately cold, very windy day, and Winnie’s at work while I’m home vegetating between jobs. Meaning, I have way too much time to spend playing researching on the Internet.
Among my discoveries, I’ve located this wonderful YouTube video that combines Marxist-Lennism with American Redneck. Really.
So every one out there did remember that today was Valentine’s day?
Just in case, we offer a small YouTube Video on the flip to help…
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
During times of high stress, like most of the past few weeks, I like to keep perspective on what’s really important. This image is one of my favorites for a lot of reasons, including keeping my perspective.