Saturday 63: HUmid
An old friend of mine from long ago used to say, “That’s HUge with a capital ‘U’.” I get the word just thinking of it. Well, today was HUmid, and… Read more »
Author Archives: Robert Fraleigh
Not just another Friday…
Forty-one years ago this summer, I was sitting around with nothing much on my mind. No future really, by today’s standards. I’d just graduated high school and, to tell you… Read more »
Thursday Random
Another good morning — maybe even a little chilly, if you think about where we’ve been over the past few weeks. It was 69 degrees Fahrenheit when I set out… Read more »
The Simple Pleasure of Maps
A radio personality and podcaster to whom I listen does a segment about how things were, “back in the day.” He mentioned recently how we used to have to go… Read more »
I almost forgot what it was like…
My last BCFB was nearly three weeks ago, on July 27th. It’s been such a wet summer that there just weren’t many mornings fit for it. But today was a… Read more »
From K-pop to Eternity…
I’ve linked before to the writings of Dr. David Tizzard in the Korea Times. His insight on and knowledge of Korean culture — K-pop in particular as a focus of… Read more »
Sunday Random: A Joke
I’ve mentioned recently my love for the work of Joseph Mitchell. I’m still listening through Up in the Old Hotel – the whole thing’s nearly 30 hours, so there’s a… Read more »
Saturday 50: Made it up…
Joon had to handle a few things late into the night last night, so I was on my own this morning. While we’d agree to go easy until the weather… Read more »
A Safer Place
“Prepare the child for the road, not the road for the child.” Folk Wisdom, origin unknown I’m a big fan of Malcom Gladwell. I’ve also read the book The Coddling… Read more »
Lovie
A friend is off on vacation, so we’re watching her dog, Lovie. She’s the cutest and sweetest little Yorky, but Sommie’s not having any of it. She tolerates her, but… Read more »