What Would McAvoy Say?

Rob Robins RIP 14.01.2026 4:06 ↓

Whether deep into a good game of poker, or enjoying a cigar with friends, he was forever cheerful, and just booming with good fellowship…

By the Numbers 07.01.2026 3:45 ↓

In a thousand cruises into Emerald Bay, the one where the bride turned into her mother is the one I remember most...

Night of the Cotton Bouquet 31.12.2025 3:57 ↓

Meanwhile, that drive-in movie taught me a lesson that I call upon even today, that beauty is in the eye of the beholder,and in the touch of the beholder, as was the case in that night of the cotton bouquet…            

My Best Friend 23.12.2025 3:48 ↓

Stay tuned to these pages for the final chapters of Adventures of Huckleberry Jay …

I Was Here Once Before 17.12.2025 4:27 ↓

There is more to the transmigration of souls to be discovered.

Knowing Your Vivaldi 10.12.2025 4:01 ↓

I am writing on musical adrenalin alone...

Flirting with Death 03.12.2025 4:05 ↓

I got into a gunfight with a gentleman from North Vietnam, and he was as bad a shot as I was, thank goodness. ..

The AI Era & Us 26.11.2025 4:34 ↓

When AI learns how to see , well, we had all better start looking for a place to hide...

The Miracle Worker 19.11.2025 4:10 ↓

Then he pulled and pried me until I was as flexible as a circus performer, and I’ve never been quite so tall in my long life. ..

That Seventh Grader 12.11.2025 4:01 ↓

My surfer friend took a long last look at his Waikapu Whacko, tucked it between his thumb and forefinger, and flicked it unceremoniously onto the road...

Animals at Play 05.11.2025 4:02 ↓

Sea otters are stealing surfboards in Santa Cruz...

Hamstringing Putin 29.10.2025 3:55 ↓

No longer is the question, “How many fighter jets do you have,” but, “How many drones do you have?”

Mark Twain Days 21.10.2025 4:18 ↓

Sam would be proud...

What if Women Ruled the World? 14.10.2025 4:31 ↓

So if we can get this done before we blow ourselves up, wouldn’t it be nice?

It's the Bed 07.10.2025 3:37 ↓

“When angry, count four; when very angry, go ahead and swear.  It's the people's poetry.”

The Hornet 02.10.2025 4:12 ↓

Surviving at sea 43 days on 10 day’s rations for 15 men, they washed ashore at Laupahoihoi on the Big Island of Hawaii.

The Charter Oak 23.09.2025 4:24 ↓

A very smart lady took that charter and hid it in a tree, the hollow of an oak tree to be exact...

IRL 15.09.2025 4:32 ↓

Meanwhile I shall remain a friend trying to become a better person in a country trying to become a better democracy…  

Grand Harmony 10.09.2025 4:04 ↓

I’ve been reading of late that plants can talk to each other and can even talk to certain bugs in a tongue that you and I cannot hear. ..

Fifty-eight Tears 1967 03.09.2025 1:43 ↓

...and a tear ran down her cheek.

Myrtle Huddleston 27.08.2025 4:18 ↓

The first person to swim across Lake Tahoe was a woman, naturally, Myrtle Huddleston. ..

Guinness Book of World Records 20.08.2025 4:19 ↓

Just looking at some of the records in the Guinness Book has caused me to wonder how I might become officially amazing by getting my name in that book somewheres, and I think I’vehit on it...

Do No Harm 2026 Third Party 13.08.2025 4:35 ↓

The true measure of a person is not net worth, but net humanity.

Finland's Wife Carrying Contest 06.08.2025 3:31 ↓

So you might be wondering, what is the prize for winning the World’s Wife Carrying Championships? I thought you’d never ask. The grand prize is the winners’ total weight in beer.

The Return of Chautauqua 2025 02.08.2025 4:04 ↓

You just might get swept away into another person’s life, another person’s time, that will thrill and entertain you to no end…