Blog entries by YippeeKi YOW !!
“And what would humans be without love?" ….
"RARE, said Death” ― Terry Pratchett
I’m guessing that not too many of us have stopped to...
The stars are not wanted now, put out every one
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood
For nothing now...
Last night, I was thinking about ….. things ….. and one of them was wondering what makes the New Year so challenging, if you’re one of those...
We must accept finite disappointment,
but never lose infinite hope — Martin Luther King, Jr
We’ve lived thru the exuberant hope that with the...
Is that all there is? — Peggy Lee
I remember reading ‘On Life After Death’ back in the 80’s, and being transfixed by Ross’s essays, all...
I know this is just an n-2 experiment, but the results were so fast and so incredible that I really wanted to put it out here for y’all, as I...
The next best thing to being clever is being able to quote someone who is — Mary Pettibone Poole
I was browsing thru an article the other...
First, let me say that my husband, DB, has had all his COVID jabs, and all his boosters. I, on the other hand, have had none. Partly because...
I’ve been using blue light-blocking glasses for about 3 years now, and find that, while their contribution to a good night’s sleep isn’t a...
If it seems like we’ve been genetically set up as the punchline for some sort of
grim cosmic joke, we may be right.
Apparently, if any of...
We know well the sorrows of our own soul, but little of the sorrows of others …
This is turning out to be one of those days where I just...
Nothing’s certain in life, save death and taxes —Benjamin Franklin
One of the great givens of life is that we’re all going to die. Well...
I think that it’s fascinating that, while we know a whole lot about Holmes, or at least think we do, what with all the melancholy violin playing...
Did I Understand that Right ??!!??? About Knowing When Your
Tent's Been Filched??? That's IT?!!?
That’s the difference?!??!
And off we goooooo...
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome ― Isaac Asimov
I’ve always hated endings. Goodbyes reduce me to...
You gotta hand it to the British. They do pomp and ceremony better than anyone since the Romans (whose gaudy Triumphs and bloody coliseum games...
Cecil Beaton's breathtaking, dramatic portrait of the new Queen ....
I feel that I need to preface this by saying that I’ve never been addicted...
HERE-EYE-TH
EXPLANATION FOLLOWS BELOW
Lately I’ve been experiencing a somewhat more frequent, almost gnawing, yearning for …. something. A...