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Continue reading →: How’s the Weather?My (apple) watch says it’s 88 degrees. My (Alexa) alarm clock says it 93. It’s 10:30 a.m!
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Continue reading →: Colbert Questionert, Part 2Photo © 2023-2025 the colbertquestionert.com The stars turned out to support Stephen Colbert after his inglorious cancellation last week. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of Coldplay’s “kiss cam” incident. (Yeah, I had to look it up, too.) As the camera panned the audience, it landed on…
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Colbert Questionert, Part 1
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Continue reading →: Colbert Questionert, Part 1Earlier this week, Stephen Colbert announced the next season of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert will be its last. It will end in May 2026. Colbert is not being replaced. The Late Show will simply cease to exist. Do I think this sudden announcement is political? Yes I do.…
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Continue reading →: Baby StepsThe blog is now readable! There are a lot of things I need to fix, but before I do that, I need to learn how to fix them. That’s the problem with online software—it changes rapidly, and my baby-boomer brain doesn’t keep up. In the meantime, I’m preparing a “Sunday…
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Continue reading →: Pardon My MessIn an attempt to update the design of the blog, I’ve fucked up the entire thing. Fixing it will require WordPress.com intervention. I will not be posting until I can get this SNAFU fixed.
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Continue reading →: The Live-Action HTTYD Spoiled Me…Now I’m hesitant to revisit the original animated version. As an early birthday present, I was treated to an IMAX showing of the new How to Train Your Dragon, the one with real people and real animated dragons. And while I may have been the oldest person in the audience,…
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First Drafts
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Continue reading →: First DraftsHow many drafts do you write prior to the final product? I ask this mainly as a blogger, but it can apply to nearly anything—letters, stories. books (because I know there are book writers out there! 😉) For example, I have at least seven drafts in my new screenplay folder, four of…
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Continue reading →: Gifts Not Required!Having decided to visit the website after a long absence, I noticed I began this blog in 2013. That means it’s been ten years of haphazard posting with no real goal in mind. Then again, this is my personal blog. I’m not trying to sell anything or influence anyone. So…
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Continue reading →: Christmas Crocheting Gone Awry, Part 2
It’s a 67% bust. Project #2: Cat Chistmas Stocking A Christmas stocking in the shape of a cat’s paw. You know it’s a cat’s paw, vice a dog’s because it includes a 3-D fish and not a 2-D bone. I’ve been wanting to make this project for years, but the…
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Continue reading →: Christmas Crocheting Gone Awry, Part 1When December arrived, I was ready to Crochet All the Way. I had three Christmas-themed crochet projects I wanted to try. This is surprising because I prefer knitting to crochet, but these projects interested me. I even began a post called “Crocheting for Christmas.” Obviously, being a third of the…
