by Rhiannon Paine | Sep 5, 2011 | General, Just for Fun, Signs of the Times
There were three magazines my dentist’s waiting room: the current issue of Showplaces; a dog-eared copy of People (“Robert Pattison Bares All!”); and a new publication, Consumer’s Guide to Sex (“CGS Rates the Vibrators”). So I picked up Showplaces. “For his...
by Rhiannon Paine | Sep 3, 2011 | General, Just for Fun, Once Upon a Time
In my last post I described some of the scary things you might encounter while walking in the California countryside: rattlesnakes, poison oak, mountain lions, etc. In Britain, by contrast, you’ll encounter nothing that’s poisonous or person-eating....
by Rhiannon Paine | Aug 27, 2011 | General, Just for Fun, Once Upon a Time
Walking for exercise? Sure, it sounds easy: just put one foot in front of the other and repeat. Yet for the unwary walker, complications lurk, like … um … well … like lurky complicated things. (Note to self: work on similes.) My neighborhood is...
by Rhiannon Paine | Aug 11, 2011 | General, Just for Fun, Signs of the Times
In order to write this “musical” I had to pick a pocket or two. I chose Lionel Bart’s pocket where I found his musical “Oliver.” The serfs in my musical are working people. Rich Man (spoken) Please, serfs, I want some more. Tune:...
by Rhiannon Paine | Jul 24, 2011 | General, Going Places, Just for Fun, Once Upon a Time
Interview between the Gods of Living Abroad and me, December 1984. Gods: We understand you’d like to live abroad. So tell us a bit about yourself. Me: Well, I love English literature and dairy products. I’m good with words but not with pictures. I’m an...
