Compliments

We love getting them.  They make us feel good.  They point out our strengths.  They stoke the fires of the Continue reading →

Paint It Black

I remember how controversial that song by the Rolling Stones was when it first came out.  Everyone thought it was Continue reading →

Come, hear, enjoy

It has a yellow awning.  To me that is a good sign.  It is an unconventional place, a boutique of Continue reading →

Hell is empty . . .

I was thinking about things because I had a late night barnesversation with a friend. I watched the finale of Continue reading →

The poetic Skinny

I saw a call for poems.  I read the requirements.  At first, it seemed complicated.  Truth Thomas called it a Continue reading →

Printers Row 2016

Instant summer weather of 95 degrees, very little breeze and high humidity.  The kind of day that makes you want Continue reading →

Valentine Day Scraps

I am a  keeper.  Some people call folks like me hoarders, but I think that is a harsh word. It Continue reading →

To Pile or Com-Pile . . .

. . .  that is the eternal question inside my head.  Friends will tell you that I do both.  With Continue reading →