When I was young, I always had an image of what “the future” would be like. Decades ago, I mean. Ever since I was old enough to realize that the new millenium would come within my lifetime, I’ve been fascinated by the year 2000. I wanted to live long enough to see it and experience [...]
I went to see Knowing on opening day (Friday). It stars Nicolas Cage as a man whose son receives an envelope from a 50 year old time capsule at his school. 50 years ago, the students drew pictures of what they thought the future would be like. The pictures all went into the time capsule [...]
I was sad to learn that the builder of my house is going out of business. They aren’t going bankrupt, they’re just closing their doors and ceasing their business. The reason has something to do with a lender that they were unable to reach an agreement with. So, it’s game over after 20 years of [...]
It’s all over the news about how the Big Three U.S. auto makers are about to go under. They are pleading with the U.S. government to bail them out and are asking for part of the enormous economic bailout money that went to the banks awhile back. Well. You can imagine that I have a [...]
What do you do when someone you’ve known for most of your life starts carrying on in a manner that you absolutely cannot reconcile to the person you’re certain you know? I’ve known this person for a bazillion years (since I was a teenager). Suddenly this week, he started emailing about things that made me stare at [...]
Remember when I said that we’re going to make history with this election, one way or the other? Well, it’s going to be the first black President of the United States. That’s right. Barack Obama won the election. Mostly I’m feeling sad and disheartened, but I’m sure it will pass. After all, I lived to [...]
Toilet paper. When I was a child, my mother bought Aurora toilet paper in two roll packages. Many others were still sold as single rolls, but we got the double package. They were single rolls. Just a couple of rolls of toilet paper. At the store today, I was hard pressed to find a four [...]
This wedding totally fascinates me. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi got married Saturday night. Well, maybe fascinates is too strong a word. I do find it mildly interesting. I love Ellen DeGeneres. Love love love her! I don’t care if she’s gay and I don’t care that she got married to another gay woman. [...]
I have a sister who loves to take pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. I’m talking like 500 pictures of a rose bouquet or 800 pictures of the school play or 1,000 pictures of her honeymoon or 80 pictures of a dog that belongs to someone else in a span of 30 minutes. Seriously. Well, [...]
I’m reading a trilogy of books that one of my sisters loaned me, which was loaned to her by her daughter. They are called Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch… Books 1, 2, and 3. She loaned them to me partly because of some questions I was asking her about her beliefs in spirituality [...]
