Well, here it is spring and, ignoring a few random blizzards to kill the sprouting tulips, we are prepared for spring pursuits: basketball tournaments, baseball games, and, of course, what we are told our hearts turn lightly to even though we know very well we’ve been pondering it all winter. So I thought we’dContinue reading “Madnesses of the Month”
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Talk the Talk, Crawl the Crawl
Once upon a time, I lived in a town which had a large number of residents who claimed Irish heritage. But a vocal minority was of Bohemian ancestry, with the result that at this time of year, the greeting card racks were evenly divided between green cards for those who wanted to send aContinue reading “Talk the Talk, Crawl the Crawl”
UNSLEEPING BEAUTY: The Grove
Not far from the castle where Dimity had grown up, and somewhat to the east of the silent, thorn-guarded castle where her uncle’s court slept, there stood a great, dark forest that stretched for miles. It was known by many names in the different ands whose borders touched it, but in the land ofContinue reading “UNSLEEPING BEAUTY: The Grove”
FICTION FRIDAY: The Matter of the Bloodstained Bagpipes
“Well. Lieutenant?” “The story checks out, sir. That was definitely William D. Orcutt walking into the bar and not coming out again.” “Three weeks after he was murdered. A week after his burial. And how was he dressed?” “Just like the rest, sir, down to the dirk and sporran.” “That’s eightContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: The Matter of the Bloodstained Bagpipes”
Lost Classics
I am aware that you do not come flocking to this column to read about ME. Yu come here to learn about my latest research into unsuspected naughty jokes in Edwardian postcards, to learn what new fishing gags I have found on postcards of mid-century, and to share what I have discovered about suchContinue reading “Lost Classics”
UNSLEEPING BEAUTY: The Wise Old Man
All the people came out to wave as the three princes rode away from home. The princes waved back, even though, as Prince Alain whispered to his brothers, “I get so tired of all those people coming around to look at my face all the time.” Prince Archels looked at the women whoContinue reading “UNSLEEPING BEAUTY: The Wise Old Man”
Missed Inconveniences
The fact that fashions change is one of the surest rules of nature. Coming in a close second to THAT rule is the rule that we will laugh at the fashions which have passed. (And I think third place is that we all deny that we will ever laugh about what we’re wearing NOW. Continue reading “Missed Inconveniences”
Hard of Herring
Ah, the Interwebs are a wonderful place to spend an afternoon. You think you are looking up something, and find you have gone down another rabbit hole. This, of course, can happen in any style of research: print, audio, video, or digital. But out here in the Interwebs it is not only possible butContinue reading “Hard of Herring”
Unsleeping Beauty: Beauty, Sleep No More
Meanwhile, as mentioned before, Dimity was growing up into a beautiful princess in her own country. But a princess can no more sit around being beautiful all day than a prince. As a small girl, Dimity was very curious, and she went on asking about things as she grew older. “Why does theContinue reading “Unsleeping Beauty: Beauty, Sleep No More”
Behind the Bar
Earlier this week, we considered the classic saloon, as portrayed vintage postcards. We considered particularly the swinging doors, the bar rail, the spittoon, and free lunch. And we allowed as how there was one feature we needed to consider in a blog, that indispensable dispenser, the bartender. The customer, of course, is theContinue reading “Behind the Bar”
