A State of Mind

Category: History

  • Do I have an opinion on OJ? Of course :-)

    Today is the 20 year anniversary of the O.J. Simpson trial.   The newscasters were talking about it on CNN.   They were entertaining the question of OJ’s guilt or innocence, and interviewing each other and assorted “experts” on the subject. So, you ask…what do you think?   Did he kill his wife?  Or not? I have NO…

  • What to do when Not Writing

    Not really…writing is my life, and it stays above everything else. So that means that if I am not actively engaged in writing/blogging/photographing/researching…but pursuing any other interests, time is spent on avoidance of the thing I want to do most. What else is there?, you ask. Well, there is gardening, which involves good intentions, wishful…

  • More About Me…a sort of Newsletter

    [Writing an ABOUT PAGE always reminds me of the “Holiday Newsletters” we used to get from relatives and friends—some welcome and fun, others not so much and more of an obligation to read.   I hope my About Page is informative, not obnoxious.   I offer these facts about my life for some kind of context for…

  • A note found by The Hanging Tree… 100 years too late

    To the Colonel: Stop the lynching the truth is nigh another is guilty so HE must not die.

  • Stream-of-consciousness…proceed at yer own risk

    [DAY THREE prompt for Writing 101.] Note: this is my offering for this assignment, which is to write for at least 15 minutes non-stop, without thinking much about where it is going or where it has been.  This is how my brain works, in compartmentalized tid-bits of life.  Normally I give the post at least…

  • Hey, news anchors…how about talking to US?

    This thing about being left out during news broadcasts has bugged me for a long time. Some are more blatant than others. These are the choreographed news shows in which there are two anchors: let’s call them George and Mabel. They have correspondents out in the rain…or snow, or hurricane winds, or war zone…just standing…

  • NOW WHAT!!!! OR How I Wrote My First Blog Post

    OK, I admit that I had no clue where to begin.  So I’ll just follow my own advice and…. begin!  Write something.    Just get the old Muse working with a word, any word.   THE is a word, and the possibilities are endless… the Cat, the Tree, the Suitcase.  Go for it.  Go on… There are always great ideas…