Native Americans are an integral part of Ohio’s history, from the wars that were fought to the culture and tradition absorbed by early settlers to the towns, rivers, lakes and counties that still bear the names of tribes who were once resident here. One of the earliest settlements (1000 to 1600 AD) were the Whittlesey … Continue reading »
Today’s the last day of April and the last day of the A-to-Z meme. I thought I’d pay tribute to the lowly ‘z’, last in line in the alphabet and at one point, eliminated from the alphabet by the Roman Censor Claudius Appius Caecus. According to an interesting article at dictionary.com : His justification was … Continue reading »
Since I missed doing this when I did “D”, this is my chance to celebrate Donovan getting into the R&R Hall of Fame. I don’t remember all of his songs from my childhood — mostly “Hurdy Gurdy Man”, “Wear Your Love Like Heaven”, “Sunshine Superman”, “Catch the Wind”, “Jennifer Juniper” and of course “Mellow Yellow”. … Continue reading »
That line is from the third Indiana Jones film “The Last Crusade” (it should have BEEN the last movie, but I digress). Indy’s teaching class and trying to disabuse everyone of the idea that archaeology is about finding treasure, that there are no treasure maps and thus — “x” never, ever marks the spot. Of … Continue reading »
I have a confession to make. I read Harlequin (and Mills and Boon) romances. This is a relatively new habit for me. I’m the kind of person who reads the same writers over and over again because I find it so hard to pick up new ones. I may have said this in a previous … Continue reading »
This is why I usually don’t try memes. Real life has a way of swamping my good intentions. A year or so ago, I started a movie meme a couple of my friends were doing and I think I posted exactly one post. Maybe two. Now granted, part of that was due to me not … Continue reading »
The first time I heard U2, I was in the bookstore at Kent State. I was only halfway listening, when some words the singer was singing grabbed my attention: “… and the battle’s just begun, to claim the victory Jesus won …” If you know anything about pop and rock music in the late 1970s, … Continue reading »
Being as how my life isn’t perfect, I have a tendency to live in a fantasy world. Not literally a fantasy world — one with dragons and kings and noble quests — just one where I live a quiet life in Montreal, writing and going to the Marché Jean-Talon and to a terrasse on a … Continue reading »
I had a “Oh my goodness I’m really getting OLD!” moment last weekend. We were walking into a store and the wind hit me from the side. Half my hair blew over for the fun of it and I noticed my reflection in the window. White hair. And a lot of silver. I’d been lax … Continue reading »
“Each thing I do, I rush through so I can do something else. In such a way do the days pass—a blend of stock car racing and the never ending building of a gothic cathedral. Through the windows of my speeding car I see all that I love falling away: books unread, jokes untold, landscapes … Continue reading »
