My daughter goes to the beach just about any day a thunderstorm doesn't prevent that recreation. Rain is not a disincentive, as long as there are no booming clouds overhead. A couple of weeks ago she told

Spoiler Alert Spoiler Alert I don't consider what I write in this review to be spoilers, because I don't reveal how the film ends. However, I do discuss many plot elements. All the way back in the early

Piracy along the Barbary Coast once challenged the very survival of the United States. The fees for safe passage extracted by the pirates were so great that they represented a large portion of the national

Hope Credit:George Frederik Watts (1817-1904). 1855 Public domain Oligometastatic cancer. Quite a mouthful, but one that offers solace in the midst of an unwelcome diagnosis. Most of us have used terms

SPOILER ALERT: This review contains what some might consider spoilers. I don't give away the ending, but I do summarize basic plot elements. I've wanted to write this review for a few weeks, but it's hard

My evening walks are always an adventure. This time of year that adventure includes rabbit-spotting. Rabbits are everywhere it seems. Sometimes we see two on one lawn. These little critters are busy. According

When I was in the eighth grade my social studies teacher told me I was going to fail because I didn't have a notebook. He was unprepared for my response. I couldn't breathe. Everything around me disappeared.

A central question in the film, Loving Vincent is, did Vincent van Gogh kill himself? However, the mystery of van Gogh's death is not the heart of the movie. The character who serves as the antagonist

In the United States, there was a big celebration on the South Lawn of the White House yesterday. This celebration was advertised as marking the 250th anniversary of the nation. Current president, Donald

I'm jumping into @lmac's collage contest this week, the 252nd round. I'm not eligible for a prize, but I love to participate. The round began last Thursday and will conclude on June 22. As soon as I saw

I've written recently about my granddaughter's graduation. It was the most extraordinary event. My husband and I had waited for that day. We couldn't attend, but we did watch a live stream of the graduation

Remember the wacky Steve Martin film, The Man With Two Brains? A crazed neurosurgeon is in love with a disembodied brain. When it comes to animating brains, most of us have seen on film some iteration

“That’s Manhattan.” Ruth nodded toward the orange glow on the horizon. Hugo held onto the rail because the seas were rough. And because he needed to hold onto something. “Does that mean the city is gone?”

Whenever I read an article/blog about real estate I pay attention. I recently spent two years trying to find a home that would be a reasonable financial investment. For most middle class people, the saying

I had my first beach outing of the season with my family (husband, daughter, dog) the other day. While my husband and I don't usually go in the water, we do love the shore. I took many pictures, but the

Way back in 1985 (I think it was 1985) my husband bought a high-quality commemorative silver coin with numismatic value of $1700. I'll talk about what happened to the $1700 at the end of this blog. What

I am babysitting this weekend, not for this lovely young girl, but rather for this very cute young boy. Here he is looking at my iPad. He is watching a video of dogs barking. Yes, I shamelessly let him

My vitamin C gummies. That's a lot of vitamin C, and I have 5 jars of these--I saved on shipping (my photo). I begin this blog by stating vitamin C uptake and maintenance are so complex that no one should

The picture at the top of this page shows a Spanish medal, but this blog isn't about that metal. It's about a young girl who was so stubborn she would sabotage herself just to prove a point. I was that

"Is he dressed for Halloween?" one of my classmates asked when I brought a picture of my brother to school. I saw my brother then through the eyes of these strangers, people who knew nothing