I’m pet-sitting for a month and a half with one of my favorite doggies of all time. She stayed with me for a shorter time last year and we had a blast. Her name in Kali and she is a chorkie (a chihuahua/yorkie mix). In the above image, […]
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After 2+ years of COVID isolation, I’m going to have three visitors from far-flung places in the near future. Soooo looking forward to them! I have had a single visit from afar in over two years, and that was only for part of one day when Roger D. Noriega and his daughter flew up
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If you’re like me, you’ve had a series of friends. Looking back, I’ve discovered that friends have been with me for a reason, for a season, or for a lifetime. And some of my finest friends who are lifetime friends haven’t been the ones I hung out with most, which surprises me. That
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According to Ryan Grim, progressives had a good primary night on May 17th. Despite attempts by some super PACs to buy primary elections for DEM moderates and far-right GOP candidates, the people in the states who voted didn’t buy the subterfuge. They voted for progressive candidates to move on to the general election. So, millions
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It doesn’t happen often, but I’m feeling down in the dumps today. I’ve just gone to Cappy’s for a bunch of fruits and vegetables to see if eating healthier will kickstart me again. A lot has been on my mind. A dear friend is in the ICU and not expected to live much
Yesterday afternoon Jackie appeared at my den door holding what we both thought, at first glance, was a baby duck. Since she has forbidden me to get baby ducks or chickens ever again while we share the same property (the chickens invaded her ornamental gardens and dug up the soil, and the ducks pooped on
Amy Ulen is this weekend’s EVER NEW Guest and co-host. I’m super excited to interview Amy about her experiences with various Star Trek actors, which include acting with them in STAR TREK: OF GODS AND MEN and at other events (if we have time for additional experiences!). For those of you who want to watch/listen
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The internet and social media have blown up this morning with the news that the Supreme Court is planning to overturn Roe V. Wade, the landmark abortion rights decision that has been the law of the land since I was 23 years old. I have never had an abortion, but I have a dog
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Humans are dangerously ego- and Earth-centric! There was a time when claiming that the Earth revolved around the Sun was deemed blasphemy, an insult to God Almighty. Scientists/astronomers were killed for positing it. Consider this: The three major religions (in alphabetical order: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism) all originated on a tiny piece of
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“Two men looked out through prison bars. One man saw dirt, the other, stars.” There is a series of faux “National Parks Posters” on Facebook based on one-star reviews left by visitors to those various magnificent places. I think the reviewers were telegraphing themselves and their limited viewpoints (their “what’s in it for