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TWO STORIES AND ONLY TWO?

December 17, 2024 by 2 Comments

Two stories in 5000 years are not a lot of stories. Is that for slow readers too? Or do speed readers change the numbers? I have the feeling Mr. Eco is repeating the writer’s mantra: Buy More Books. Sounds good to me, but why not check in with other writers.  

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LOVE STORY WITH CLOSING DOORS AND WINDOWS

July 20, 2024 by

The love story in The Last Rave is a warning. But a warning for who? From a gender perspective it’s a warning for women who want more from their guy. Turns out some guys have bigger problems than women who want them to want more with them.

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COOKING PARTY FOR ADDED LIFE FLAVORS

March 19, 2024 by

A cooking party around my house is a regular thing. Even if it’s just me. The requirements? Someone needs to take over the operation so I’m not the control freak. When it’s pizza baking, there are other things involved. Such as:

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INSIGHTFUL AGING TAKES PRACTICE

January 23, 2024 by

Insightful aging? Oh yeah, I’ve got insight. It’s not such a reach when you see people leaving the party way too soon. Once you’re done, you’re done, then the question is how will you be remembered? So how will you be remembered? How do you want to be remembered?

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KID PARTY REVIEW

January 30, 2023 by

If you have kids you’ve had a kid party. If you have kids and haven’t had a party, shame on you. They only turn ONE once. If you miss that, shoot for two, three, four, five. You get it?

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‘BREAK ME’ SING ALONG TIME

January 29, 2023 by

You can’t break me if I leave You might fake me if I stay I get all shook up and don’t know which way to turn But if you’re who I think you are Drinking beer in this shitty bar We might build some bridges we can burn

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SUMMER PARTY SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY

August 2, 2022 by

A summer party in a party house? That’s what it’s made for, both season and house. After twenty years, it finally felt right.

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PARTY PEOPLE WHO BRING THE EXTRA EXCITEMENT

July 5, 2021 by

Party people come to life at the right time. They also make things come to life. Pictures of food and dessert are one thing, but seeing it put together in real time is a whole ‘nother thing. Wherever the flag idea came from, it looked good yesterday. A lot of things looked good yesterday.

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KEN KESEY, SOMETIMES A GREAT OREGON IN KERNVILLE

April 28, 2017 by

Kernville house for Ken Kesey’s Sometimes A Great Notion In some parts of America I balk at driving the back roads. I drive on, but carefully. Those roads show more about a shared history if you look hard enough. The Siletz Highway, OR 229 headed east off of 101 north of Depoe Bay, is one […]

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PUSH YOUR ENVELOPE FOR PROOF

July 12, 2016 by

Go outside the box and push your envelope. Push it real good. Too often baby boomers take the good advice of slowing down, like take time to smell the roses. It’s good advice because we’re not the proverbial spring chicken anymore, but it doesn’t mean crawl into a hole and die. When is the last […]

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