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Author: jamie

Monday Meme #4 — Jim Croce

Monday Meme #4 — Jim Croce
jamie February 8, 2016February 5, 2018 Real People No Comments Read more

Monday Meme #3 — One Man’s Family

Monday Meme #3 — One Man’s Family
jamie February 1, 2016February 5, 2018 Fictional Folk No Comments Read more

Monday Meme #2 — Pleasant People

Monday Meme #2 — Pleasant People
jamie January 25, 2016February 5, 2018 Real People No Comments Read more

Monday Meme #1 — MLK

Monday Meme #1 — MLK
jamie January 18, 2016February 5, 2018 Real People No Comments Read more

Give Blood, Save Life. Be Mad!

The very first time I donated blood (right after my 18th birthday), one of the other donors arrived wearing a sweatshirt with “Dracula” emblazoned on the front.  (I think it was the logo from the 1979 movie starring Frank Langella,

jamie July 15, 2015 giving back, just for fun, personal No Comments Read more

Word of the Day

Today’s word is: pilfer Definition from The Free Dictionary We’ve been having a problem in our community garden with people pilfering the vegetables.

jamie July 14, 2015 just for fun, word of the day No Comments Read more

Word of the Day

Today’s word is: alacrity Definition from The Free Dictionary I accepted the invitation from good friends to a sushi dinner with alacrity.

jamie July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 word of the day No Comments Read more

Book Review: The Girls of Atomic City

The Girls of Atomic City

So I’ve actually started reading books again … and I thought it might be fun to share thoughts on what I’ve read, for anyone who might be reading this blog.  There will be a pretty wide variety of books reviewed

jamie July 1, 2014July 3, 2014 book reviews No Comments Read more

Word of the Day

Today’s word is: syringe Definition from TheFreeDictionary I did my good deed for the day today, by delivering an empty insulin syringe I found in the parking lot to the onsite health center, so they can dispose of it in

jamie January 10, 2014July 8, 2015 word of the day No Comments Read more

Word of the Day

Today’s word is:   robotics   Definition from TheFreeDictionary   Coined in 1941 by Isaac Asimov, born this day in 1920 (or thereabouts).

jamie January 2, 2014 just for fun, word of the day, writing No Comments Read more
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Quote For the Moment

“I wish heroes didn’t exist. Whenever we need a hero, it’s because there’s a problem that needs to be solved; it’s because two groups of people, or two countries, are hurting one another, so a hero is needed to save us. If everyone were at peace, if everyone were happy, why would we need heroes? The world is better off without heroes.”Jet Li

Personal Pages

  • Quotes Sublime to Silly
    • Real People
    • Fictional Folk
    • Opening Lines
    • The Wit and Wisdom of Critical Role
  • The Lawson/Medina Felines
    • Done Too Soon
    • Feline Humor

From the Blog

  • It Is Time For a Change. A Rededication.
    I have lived the last six years of my professional life trying to serve two masters, pursue two paths, to eat my cake and still have it. I’ve been advised many times this is a fool’s errand, that it will never work, that it is a waste of time and energy. And yet, I have
  • Monday Meme #51 — Intellectuals in America
      This is the final Monday Meme in the series.  I’m shifting my focus to a more fully realized webcomic series, which I call Musings In Grayscale.  The first comic in the series will be published October 15 and future installments will appear twice a month, on the 1st and 15th. Thanks for sharing this
  • Opening line of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    Monday Meme #50 — Harry Potter
    My penultimate Monday Meme honors the way the whole Harry Potter phenomenon got started: the opening line of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, published just 20 years ago.

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