About 4 or 5 weeks ago, my eyesight started going crazy. I have had perfect vision all my life, but suddenly things were going blurry. I was sensitive to light, and worst of all, everything seemed faded. Colors were just not looking the way they are supposed to to-everything looked like a faded story book. … Continue reading Colors 🙂 →

Well, I spent 50 dollars on candy and have had only one group of Trick or Treaters so far. But it was a big group of about 10 kids, so a big chunk of the candy went to them. This is my first year in this neighborhood, so I wanted to be well prepared just … Continue reading Halloween Blues →

Just wanted to greet our Commander and friend - and others who may be celebrating for the next few days - with wishes for a warm, bright, and happy Diwali!

I know we had a discussion here about haiku before: the five syllable, seven syllable, five syllable three line Japanese poem. I wrote one in response to someone else’s effort elsewhere, commenting on a post wherein I rhapsodized about Autumn. But I don’t think anybody will see it there, so you, dear Ettes and Etceterae, … Continue reading Haiku, Redux →

…why do the R> (AKA L1, L!) charter members both refuse to learn from subject matter experts in the arts of war and run from the truth?

Welp—in a world where the Pope can say that ALL religions lead to God without angry Christians rioting with torches and putting the Vatican under siege, nothing should surprise us. And yet..there’s the “two-state solution “ for Israel. It’s the ultimate safe response for any politician asked about the issue. It’s like “End our dependence … Continue reading Dissolving the “Two-state Solution” →

God Bless both of these men-God Bless all veterans! https://youtube.com/shorts/bk6XzMVhcyo?si=pwlVRS7QUx1Bm83I

https://youtu.be/2sb32uxUO10?feature=shared American Cole Hocker pulls off a STUNNER in men's 1500m Olympic final | Paris Olympics | NBC Sports NBC Sports