Midday Matinee is our people watching, people doing and people being feature. Join the Woodland Creatures for an afternoon break. It is that time of year when high schools and colleges send their seniors off into the world to Sir Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches.” The title is taken from Act III, scene [...]
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Midday Matinee – Frieday Critters fur May 4th
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Read the rest of this entry »Midday Matinee – Flying Off the Handle
Midday Matinee is our people watching, people doing and people being feature. Join the Woodland Creatures for an afternoon break. I am sick of outrage. I think too many of us, led by the sensationalism that cable TV news channels often use to try and shock viewers into watching are “flying off the handle.” Not [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Midday Matinee – Tuesday’s Tale: Oh Koi Then
Midday Matinee is our people watching, people doing and people being feature. Join the Woodland Creatures for an afternoon break. Welcome back to Tuesday’s Tale, a weekly feature where we collaborate to write a story. Previous Tuesday’s Tales include Leave It to Beavers and Drive-Thru in the Courts. We follow the basic rules of the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Midday Matinee – Messy Mother Nature
Midday Matinee is our people watching, people doing and people being feature. Join the Woodland Creatures for an afternoon break. Having just left the cities I know that urban dwellers are putting weed and feed down on their lawns. (Apologies to LI Mike who laments the effects of the run off as well he should.) [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Midday Matinee – Finding “The One”: Desmond Tutu
Midday Matinee is our people watching, people doing and people being feature. Join the Woodland Creatures for an afternoon break. I saw Bishop Desmond Tutu interviewed recently, and his remarks struck me to my very core. Since I don’t have a transcript, I’m going to paraphrase the bishop. The lesson is huge, and one that [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Midday Matinee – Frieday Critters fur Aprul 27th
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Midday Matinee is our people watching, people doing and people being feature. Join the Woodland Creatures for an afternoon break. When I was a youngster, I visited many Civil War battlefields. My dad was fascinated by history and that war in particular. I got quite an education from a very early age, and have memories [...]
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Midday Matinee is our people watching, people doing and people being feature. Join the Woodland Creatures for an afternoon break. Yesterday I took on the annual task of washing and waxing the roof of my camper. It is 30′ long but since it is a class C there’s 4′ or 5′ of pick-up truck hood [...]
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