Friday Bag o’ Blessings
There, wasn’t that easy? Next problem? I’m here to help. How about mass shootings? Sure, let’s go there.
Air-Minded: PASM Photoblog II
In lieu of solving the nation’s problems and revealing brilliant new insights on life, I’ll share a few photos I took today while wandering around the outdoor exhibits at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, where I work as a volunteer docent. I’d heard the restoration team would be moving several aircraft […]
Friday Bag o’ Unwanted Birthdays
My 16th birthday was a red letter day. I remember how excited I was to be old enough to drive. Getting my first draft card when I turned 18 was a big deal too. The traditional milestone, 21, came and went without any special celebration … Donna and I had been married almost two years by that point, and […]
What’s Wrong with the VA?
I worked for the VA from December 2005 to October 2008. During those years there was supposedly a push on to transition from paper to electronic records, but I never saw any evidence of it. Shortly before I left, I asked the guys in patient records how the transition was going. Their reaction? It was the old “You Want It When?” cartoon come to life. After they quit laughing, they told me it would never happen and not to worry my pretty little head about it.
Air-Minded: House Wingie
When you’re leading a formation, there’s a wingman to your side, just behind your shoulder. You don’t normally turn your head to look at him (it’s his job to look at you), but you can see the nose of his jet in your peripheral vision. When I walk from one end of the house to […]
Paul’s Book Reviews: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Ethnic Fiction
“That Fan did not see any of this is not so ironic, for all along her journey we’ve observed more of her than she’ll ever know. She moves on, she pushes forward, this her guileless calling, and we have to remind ourselves that it’s perhaps more laudable simply to keep heading out into the world […]
You Can’t Read That!
You Can’t Read That! is a periodic post featuring banned book reviews and news roundups. The photo is titled “Girl reading ‘Mickey Mouse and the Submarine Pirates’ comic book in newsstand with small dog lying across her lap.” It was taken in 1947 by Charles “Teenie” Harris, lead photographer of one of the USA’s leading black newspapers, the Pittsburgh Courier. I couldn’t […]
Thursday Bag o’ Dorian Gray
I really really do not want my next presidential choice to be Hillary Clinton, but now I feel I have to defend her by voting for her. God damn you Karl Rove!