I read, a lot. Anyone looking at my 2020 Reading List can see that. Twenty-five books on the fun side and five more on the Educational side. Most of the “Fun” books are froth. When I was a child, I’d …
Gay Male Romance — I Read and Live it! Read more »
In 1962, at age twelve, I bought my first LP, Finlandia and other music by Jean Sibelius. Listening to The Swan of Tuonela inspired me to read the Kalevala. The Kalevala is the Finnish National Epic. I read it in …
Walking Around Helsinki Read more »
In June, 1954, Poppa became the pastor at Mountain View Methodist Church in Butte, Montana. This was the summer before I turned five in October. The circumstances surrounding our move to Butte were sketchy at best, and in many ways …
Butte, Montana — 315 N. Montana St. Read more »
This post needs a soundtrack, and I have chosen the Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman song The Windmills of Your Mind. Throughout the post, I will link you to various singers’ renditions of the song. Windmills won an Academy …
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Yes, it’s Friday the 13th. Wikipedia tells us that Friday the 13th comes around every 212.35 days. Now I’m not a mathematician. I’m not sure what .35 of a day is or how that shows up on a calendar. Thank …
Friday the 13th: Awesome! Read more »
Computer error messages can be so cryptic. In my experience, they usually involve numbers like 400, 404, 500, etc. Yesterday, as I was trying to complete the next exercise in my blogging course, a rectangular window popped up in the …
Something Went Wrong Read more »
The Bible teaches us that if you ask, you will receive. Ruth Soukup teaches bloggers that our readers will tell us what they want. This post is my response to those lessons.