why do I watch?

The most American notion: that the main aim of life is to be adequately entertained; everything else serves that purpose. Even if there is not a show on that I enjoy, I still watch the screen. Instead of looking for reasons to turn it off, I should be looking for reasons to turn it on. Continue reading why do I watch?

nogroup

Down at the Mercantile Library, they are getting together a poetry-writing group to meet at Wednesday lunchtimes, or perhaps even only once a month. My initial reaction to this bit of news was, “Eeek! I ain’t going near that!” Since then, I have had a lot of time to reflect on the possibilities of the Continue reading nogroup

Sunday morning

Tis a lovely Sunday morning, so sunny you could easily forget that it’s December (and a Day of Infamy, at that). In fact, it’s so pretty that I have to put in a blog entry out of sheer exuberance. But just so as this thing has some redeeming value, here’s a bit of humor via Continue reading Sunday morning