Monthly Archives: September 2022

When I was a kid I was a nerd. I played chess.  Pretty good (never great) chess.  I studied the game. The openings.  The mid and end-game strategies.  Replayed great games so I might learn, I played at school.  I … Continue reading →

. . . . . . . . . . . . ,   Toritto and family dodged a bullet as Hurricane Ian came ashore as a strong Cat 4 storm some 100 miles south of his home.  Pam and … Continue reading →

Well, we here in Tampa Bay are getting ready for Hurricane Ian approaching Wednesday. See you after its all over! .

You all remember when our illustrious Governor Ronnie airlifted a couple of plane loads of immigrant Venezuelans to Marthas Vineyard.  It was a stunt of course meant to bring attention to himself in the white nationalist/neo-fascist base of the GOP.  … Continue reading →

S, Photo of the porthole of the M.S. St. Louis as it docked in Antwerp.  It carried 900 Jews refused entry into Cuba, the United States and Canada. There is a new documentary premiering tonight on the Public Broadcasting System … Continue reading →

I am sure you have all heard that our “conservative” (read neo-fascist) Governor here in Florida packed off approximately 50 Venezuelan immigrants to the Vineyard via air.  They boarded the plane after being told they were flying to Boston where … Continue reading →

“Kiss Of Life” 44″ x 28″ Soft Pastel Chalk, Magic Marker and Colored Pencil While Rob is in hospital in Orlando receiving chemo and physical therapy, Pam has returned with me to Tampa Bay, taking refuge in work and her … Continue reading →

August 30 was a Tuesday and it was the last time I put up a post.  It was about the approach to my eightieth birthday, the vast and eternal universe and how nothing lasts forever. Not good times.  Not hard … Continue reading →