by Rhiannon Paine | Nov 5, 2011 | General, Just for Fun, Signs of the Times
How do you feel about catalogs? (Or as we used to spell them, “catalogues,” before we got too busy to type the “ue.”) I have to confess, I’m ambivalent. Weeks pass in which I don’t feel an urge to buy anything except for necessities: chocolate, toothpaste,...
by Rhiannon Paine | Oct 20, 2011 | General, Once Upon a Time
It was nine o’clock and t-shirt warm and almost-full moon, and I was taking a night-time stroll through my small town. As I got near the high school’s football field, the announcer’s voice baritoned through the night: “And it’s a fumble! … Recovered by Healdsburg!”...
by Rhiannon Paine | Oct 13, 2011 | Animal Crackers, General, Just for Fun
“Do not go in fear, Grasshopper.” — Kung Fu You’ve heard of Aseop, right? Greek dude? Lived around 600 BC? Wrote fables, like the one about the Ant and the Grasshopper? Okay, I’ll remind you. The Ants spend all summer trundling food to...
by Rhiannon Paine | Oct 7, 2011 | General, Signs of the Times
I just sent a text message to a young friend. Here’s what I wanted to communicate: Hi there Louie. Gosh, I’ve missed you! I’d like to see you for your 14th birthday and take you out for lunch or dinner. Have you any free time in October? Sure hope so. I love you!...
by Rhiannon Paine | Sep 29, 2011 | Artists & the Arts, General, Just for Fun
I’m just back from Opera at the Park, San Francisco’s annual “watch opera in a baseball park while eating popcorn” event. This year’s opera was Turandot (final “t” sounded) by Giacomo Puccini. I know it’s easy to mock the plots of operas, which is...
