The Stone Roses, l-r: Mani, Squire, Brown, and Reni Tidbits: The Stone Roses were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. One of the pioneering groups of the Madchester* movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band’s classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist…
Author: Lisa or Li
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#FF — No-Snow Winter
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields It is our first no-snow winter. Shorelines of the big lakes here — and oceans elsewhere — haven’t frozen, so waves eat them like a giant Pac Man game that isn’t a game at all. Where snow fails, arctic wind prevails. Just stepping outside risks frostbite. Hundreds of homeless residents…
Favorite Holiday Movies — “The Snowman”
A repost from last year (and will probably be posted next year as well.) The beautiful simplicity of the animation, the tender-hearted magic of the story, and the music make this one of my all-time favorite holiday films. If you haven’t seen it, please take the time to do it.
Mourning Dove Solstice (tanka)
Mourning doves snugglein boughs of soft pine needles —bedtime comes early.Solstice soft moonlight gleams onfluffed feathers and diamond white. top image linkbottom image link
Doodads — site changes — request for feedback
As of 5 minutes ago, I upgraded my blog to be able to show ads, take donations, sell products, increase file limits, etc. I’m doing this on a trial basis. I have no plans to take donations or sell products at this point, however I did it to see how the ads feature works. I…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #110 – December 21, 2021
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! Total Recall (remake) (2012) Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine Director: Len Wiseman Genres: action, sci-fi Synopsis: Set in a dystopian future, Quaid (Farrell) is a drudge worker in a dead end job. Looking to inject a little excitement into his life,…
Word Garden Word List #5 (Gregory Corso)
Birthday dawnsred and yawnswith sorrow.The drooped acrobat, wrackedwith arthritis, is now relegatedto mending leotards andtossing livers to the big cats. top image link Shay is the host of Shay’s Word Garden Word List. Shay says:This week’s list is taken from two of Gregory Corso’s volumes: Gasoline and the Happy Birthday of Death. I really hope…
Tao-Talk 