out on the big limb

Warning: this is one of those blogs that goes all over the place. Poems, politics, gripes, praise. A little of everything from an avowed generalist.

Monday, February 16, 2026

Hangin' up the skates

Well, as I mentioned earlier this month, I've decided the time has come to quit writing new posts for this blog. I'm not too ashamed...

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Not exactly a valentine

My son, a lifelong fan of Star Wars , offered as explanation of recent events that there'd been " a ripple in the Force ". It ...

Monday, February 09, 2026

Sportify

Wow, but what a lot of sports were on TV this weekend! For quite a few years, I observed the Super Bowl by calling it another name: Superb O...

Friday, February 06, 2026

2-6-26

I've been posting words on this blog for a long time. Today is just ten days shy of another blogiversary -- this time it will be number...

Monday, February 02, 2026

Shadowy

The story of the groundhog has never quite made sense to me. As I understand it, if he sees his shadow, he runs back into his hole in the g...

Thursday, January 29, 2026

No flakes, just drops

Snowdrops, rather than snowflakes--that's what we've been getting this January. While that's hardly something to complain about,...

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

What in the world...

It's hard to believe that it's really only a year since you-know-who was sworn in, yet it's even harder to not be amazed for how...

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