Author Archives: refugeefromreason

Well, we’re in the moving process. It shouldn’t go too badly, though my wife’s stressed and I suppose I am. Much will have to go into storage as we’re moving from a house to an apartment, to about 1500 square … Continue reading →

My Mom would have been 97 today, however, she was, as we say in my family, 86′d at 86. That phrase is said with honor and reference in our family…but it doesn’t matter what one might think of it, she … Continue reading →

Well, you’ve probably seen it already, or at least heard about it: So-called Arizona Governor Jan Brewer shaking her finger at President Obama and apparently chastising him on the tarmac at the Mesa, Arizona airport. Okay, politicians criticize the President … Continue reading →

For some reason, I haven’t written anything for a bit…perhaps there’s nothing of value. However, a scotch prompted me to wonder about Maggie…It is hard to believe that I have no idea where she is, or if she’s even alive. … Continue reading →

Etta James, whose powerful, versatile and emotionally direct voice could enliven the raunchiest blues as well as the subtlest love songs, most indelibly in her signature hit, “At Last,” died Friday morning in Riverside, Calif. She was 73. Click here … Continue reading →