The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt spooked me from the moment it showed up. What kind of tricky title was that. Would it be about brothers and sisters, sisters who wanted to be brothers? I had to find out, and so I did. I picked it up and read it. Then what?
YOUR STORY: WHERE TO START
June 1, 2024 by
Your story is like every story: waiting to be told. You: But, Blogger Dave I sound dumb when I write it down. Me: What’s dumb sound like. You: It makes me sound like a blogger. Me:
HEALTH JOURNEY ON A ROUGH ROAD
May 2, 2024 by
A ‘health journey’ is a phrase used by people with lots of doctor appointments. If you’re old enough you either take that rough road yourself, or you show up for others on it. Personally, I’ve never liked the term. I like it even less when it applies to young people coming down with old people […]
WRITING ROOTS: HOW DEEP DO THEY GROW
April 27, 2024 by
Writing roots are reading roots. Everybody knows that from their first grade if they had a teacher as good as Mrs. Baker. I recall her saying, ‘Our writing is a reflection of our reading.’ I believed it then as I believe it now. (Folding a corner to mark my place in Patrick DeWitt’s novel The […]
CIVIL WAR CLOSE UP
April 17, 2024 by
How often have you seen a movie like Civil War in iMax and got closeups of the stars. Oppenheimer did it with detailed inspection of faces from about an inch away. I’m fan of movie stars in all their glory, but do we need the dermatology exam camera work? That’s the visual effect of […]
HARD LOVE DADDY ON A HEALTH KICK
April 16, 2024 by
I saw hard love work on my Dad after he got his heart fixed. No smoking for the old chimney. The doc said it, the family said it, the friends said it. You’d say it too.
REWRITING HISTORY: HOW HARD CAN IT BE
April 15, 2024 by
People are rewriting history all of the time and don’t know it. If you repeat what you’ve heard to one person, and it turns out to be not accurate, what’s the big deal? Not so big for one person, but what if you repeat what you know to be false to millions of people? Do […]
OVER TALKING? WHO DRAWS THE LINE
April 14, 2024 by
Over talking is not an illness that needs a diagnosis and a treatment. More like a habit; for some a vocation. After all, every radio personality is an over talker by definition since we can’t see their faces. Not any more. Now everyone’s on a screen, ready or not. But I’m still a radio fan. […]
HOMEWARD BOUND? YES WE ARE
April 10, 2024 by
Homeward bound is the goal of all travelers. First it’s all about getting out and around, seeing new places and new people. Then it happens. Whether a face, a building, or something you eat, you’re ready to turn the corner and head for home. That’s the story, but . . .
THE RIGHT ONE. WHERE DO THEY HIDE?
April 1, 2024 by
Men and women share at least one thing in common: They all want to find The Right One. Who to be with, where to live, what kind of job? The easy answers are, the right one, the right place, and right work. The hard part is deciding the order. Start with The Right One.
