>The music of my childhood makes me smile. I hear the Bee Gees and it reminds me of a simpler time with simpler pleasures and frustrations. Of course, back then worrying about that spelling homework I didn’t finish was a big deal that kept me up at night. Or wondering if Santa would bring me that Barbie Doll I wanted…he… Read more »
> So, those are books! It’s funny that in this age of digital information, I find myself needing to go to a library. Anyone who says libraries are a thing of the past clearly hasn’t wanted to read an obscure book about various periods of history. I remember hanging out at the library as a tween. It was one of… Read more »
> When I was a kid, October would roll around and we would head over to this pumpkin patch out on Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield. It was across the street from an old fashioned general store with the word “Pioneer” in giant Old West font. In the warm late afternoon light, I would wander around the dusty field in… Read more »
> Aunt Mabel My beloved niece, MsChick, was kind enough to invite me to write for her blog. She’s heard my stories too many gull durn times and thought you all might like to hear a few directly from the source. Today is my old beau’s birthday. Sweet memories of our innocent love dance through my mind. While I was… Read more »
>On August 26, 1920, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the ratification of the 19th Amendment. August 26, 2010 is the 90th anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote. Every time I vote, it’s like a big middle finger to those narrow-minded people who wouldn’t let women go to the polls. It’s amazing to me that women in my… Read more »
>I’m pretty sure no one else has seen this movie and it’s kind of a shame. Gotcha! is not a good movie. It’s a mindless Cold War romp starring Anthony Edwards. Seriously, if Netflix has this available, rent it ASAP. He’s a college student who plays paintball with his buddies a la Spy vs Spy only to stumble upon the… Read more »
> One of the exhibits at the State Fair this year is a salute to cartoons called, “Get Animated.” When you walk into the hall, you are slapped in the face with Disney. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Disneyland as much as the next person, but when I think of cartoons, Bugs Bunny and friends have made a bigger… Read more »