Isn't Capitalism great?
The title is deliberate irony, because, NO, capitalism is not great. Here, for your consideration, is an article that says exactly what I...
Unity
There is currently a discussion on Nextdoor about whether Corning should put the word UNITY on the side of the Black Building....
351 letters to Post Office today
Paper is heavy! 351 regular letters weigh 20 pounds odd. ( I can barely carry two reams of paper.) Today I delivered that many to the...
Love bite from a bee
On Sunday I had an encounter with a bee. Foolishly, I had neglected to take Benedryl with me. I am not aware that the bee stung me. It...
There is never enough
So said the fictional character, Volpone. He was, of course, talking about money. For at least half of the world's population, his words...
The Invasion of the space snatchers
Recently , I heard a woman complain that the leaf mold mulch available from the city is full of invasive weeds, so she didn't want to use...
More green in March than just St. Paddy's Day
The Whitehouse family arrived in Corning on February 28th, 1984. It was snowing, gloomy and gray. As Dolly from Family Circus put it,...
An empty airport
This is weird. I am at Marseilles airport and I can see three people. There is no sign of my plane yet, but it is still early and I...
Perpetual darkness
A few minutes ago Pearl bit me. This reduced me to tears, not because of my pain (although it did hurt), but because of hers. Pearl is a...
Has the world gone mad?
I rather think so. At least the US has. Strictly speaking it is the man in the White House who is mad, always has been, but we all knew...