Rosie the Riveter and Friends

Rosie the Riveter and Friends

My daughter was doing a paper on women in the workforce during WWII earlier this week and we discovered that Rosie the Riveter, while the most famous, was only one of several characters created to encourage women to seek factory work. I always thought of Rosie as a...
The Future of the F Word

The Future of the F Word

The F word has been around for almost 800 years. But science fiction writers seem convinced we will get tired of it in the near future and replace it with something that sounds almost exactly like it. Sure, words fall out of disuse. But the F word can be a noun, a...
Retirement of the Ninja

Retirement of the Ninja

If you follow me on Facebook, you’ll know that I wasn’t a big fan of the new Willow series. But I am definitely not against sequels to 80’s franchises. I enjoyed Cobra Kai. I liked Top Gun Maverick. Ghostbusters: Afterlife was a great continuation to the original and...
THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL

THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL

  “If we’re not back by dawn, call the President.” – Jack Burton One of the greatest characters of all time. The buffoon that doesn’t realize he’s the sidekick and not the hero. His abilities didn’t always keep up with his mouth, but his...
Writing About Music

Writing About Music

I wish I could write about music. I love music. There are very few moments in a day when I’m not listening to something. I’ve played music. I’ve been in a band. A band that played in front of people. Not a lot of people. But I’ve never felt that I...
Book Darts

Book Darts

These things are pretty cool.  Little tin arrows that clip onto a page so you can mark a line.  A post it tab or a scrap of paper would do, but a little refinement never hurt...

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