Category Archives: A Silly Look at The World

Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

We have Learning Channel on at the moment and they are dong a show about Theresa Caputo, the Long Island Medium. I know the towns she talks about, Hicksville, Jericho, New York, etc.  I know the accents too. My friend … Continue reading →

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Moore, OKLAHOMA and Savannah Guthrie.

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

As tragic as the coverage in Moore, OK. was, I have to take Savannah Guthrie to task. She kept referring to it as Moore, North Carolina. Tell us, Savannah, why was North Carolina on your mind (The song is Georgia … Continue reading →

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May 19th, 2013, some morning silliness.

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Yesterday, I was watching a cooking show and they were talking about the invention of Buffalo Hot Wings.  I only had one question.  Does that mean thousands of chickens are wandering the streets of Buffalo, New York with bandages, begging … Continue reading →

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Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury. A Silly Look.

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

I’m a major Gilbert and Sullivan fan, but cannot help having fun with it.  I will start with Trial by Jury. The basic story is this:  It’s a civil case, that is a breach of promise of marriage.  The jilted … Continue reading →

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A Warped Look at Surgeons.

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Before I begin, this is no way picking on surgeons.  Most do great work.  At coffee earlier, in the complex, we were talking about surgeons, and bedside manner. Tonight, I ended up having a funny dream that is a warped … Continue reading →

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Best Florist Sign Ever.

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

This was a picture on Facebook.  In my romance novel An Affair of the Heart, I have a tough Parisian florist, Madame Tran.  I ma do more with her.     Jimmy took his taxi down to Rue St. Honore … Continue reading →

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A Wedding and a Night Out.

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

My friend Damon got married this evening.  I’ve been married for almost thirty years.  I felt I could give advice lol! I found out the wedding place was once a funeral home.  Now there is a story for you.  Ghosts … Continue reading →

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How Civilizations Die, by David P. Goldman.

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

I already reviewed this on Goodreads, but wanted to give a more philosophical view here. First of all, the author of How Civilizations Die, David P. Goldman,  writes about the German philosopher Oswald Spengler.  So having read Spengler is a … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

I just finished reading Justice Sotomayor‘s autobiography.  I’m from Brooklyn, (grew up in Brooklyn Heights, near the Carroll Gardens neighborhood the Justice once lived in.  I could walk there on a nice day and would house sit the dog for … Continue reading →

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Professor Moriarty Whitey Bulger and the Boston Bomber.

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Many of my friends (I would like to consider my fans as friends) know part of what I based my Professor Moriarty on was Boston gangster James “Whitey Bulger. Whitey is now in the Federal Prison hospital in Plymouth, MA. … Continue reading →

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