Category Archives: Friends and Family

Feline Friday – As previously announced, we are writing today from the Dowbrigade South, our mountain redoubt high in the Andes mountains, 8,858 feet above sea level, in a lush valley between a glacier and a volcano. We are typing … Continue reading →

Once again, the day after Thanksgiving, this year Nov. 25th, is expected to be the biggest shopping day of the year.  Strange that the advertising industry couldn’t come up with a snapier nickname for the day than "Black Friday". We … Continue reading →

Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction. But not always.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Sultry actress Marlene Dietrich, one of the 20th century’s most iconic figures, hated sex and had a schizophrenic personality, according to her daughter Maria Riva. In an interview with German magazine Bunte to be published Thursday, Riva … Continue reading →

Feline Friday – As previously announced, we are writing today from the Dowbrigade South, our mountain redoubt high in the Andes mountains, 8,858 feet above sea level, in a lush valley between a glacier and a volcano. We are typing … Continue reading →

Sometimes situations occur in our lives which are so fiendishly complicated that it is difficult if not impossible to see our way to a clear path of moral superiority. As a case in point, take the following situation which has … Continue reading →

The Dowbrigade sits in an empty apartment. Norma Yvone has gone to NYC to visit with family in Flushing and hobnob with Ecuadorian hoi polloi in town for the US Open. The cats are out chasing squirrels, who are chasing … Continue reading →

One of our earliest inspirations in this blogging business was Chris Lydon, who bounced back from getting shafted by WBUR by becoming a force in the New Media, and the effort to break the major media monopoly on America’s minds. … Continue reading →

Sometimes events occur In the life of a Blogger which take some time to get a handle on, resulting in a considerable lag between the event and the posting. Of course, the Dowbrigade, with his tenuous grasp on objective time, … Continue reading →

The Boston Globe reviews a documentary called "Rock School"about the real-life "School of Rock" and the failed-musician-turned-teacher who was portrayed by Jack Black in the Hollywood version. We are tempted to actually break down and pay to see this movie … Continue reading →

When dear old Mom informed us that she intended to replace her last cat, the recently departed Jeema, with a 30-pound wildcat hybrid, our first though was to check her medication. Mom has a way with animals, and we always … Continue reading →

As far as we can tell, Amazon.com started this business of "People who bought this book/CD/movie also bought" and "If you like these, you’ll also like this". Nowadays this technology, with varying degrees of sophistication, invites us to try everything … Continue reading →