First of all, what is Unusual. It is an adjective whose synonyms are: abnormal, atypical, unexpected, surprising, unfamiliar, unwonted, different; strange, odd, curious, out of the ordinary, extraordinary, out of the way, unorthodox, uncustomary, unconventional,…
Well…..lots going on here in the UK during my presence. Now there is the furor over Prince Harry and his American wife: To quote the press: “ One exasperated aide said: ‘People had bent over…
Recent news from CPI identifies the quote of yesterday’s blog: She: “Kiss the moon …” quote is from a play, appropriately Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun, by Norm Foster, a rather minor but very…
The New Yorker has an interesting article’”A World Without Pain” where the function of pain in the human condition is explored. It is a fascinating idea, and to quote from the article: ‘: But what…
To be thoroughly honest I have no idea how Pinterest works, although its headquarters is in San Francisco, where I live. When I get home I may have to go and visit and find out….
The Atlantic Daily dealt with the supreme fiasco caused by Trump and his minions or in other words, those men who can best be described as trashy. Flunkeys, lackeys, hangers-on, followers, servants, hirelings, vassals, stooges,…
It is a scientific fact, not a rumour, that opposites attract.- in the state and manner of romantic love. Now – as I ponder – the Sultan (aka SSS, aka Fazza, aka The Crown Prince…
Sometimes I feel like I am taking on the problems of the world. This news in from the National Institute of Retirement Security about an upcoming speaker at a conference. “We’re pleased to announce that…
This has turned into an ill fated trip – which means: doomed, blighted, condemned, damned, cursed, ill-starred, ill-omened, jinxed; unlucky, luckless, unfortunate, hapless, unhappy; literary star-crossed. What has made it doomed, cursed, jinxed, and unlucky…
Well this has to have been the strangest New Year’s Eve of my entire life. I suppose the only one that would rival this one was in 1994 when I was unfortunate enough to marry…