Double Indemnity Indeed
“It’s straight down the line for both of us, remember?” – Femme fatale Phyllis Dietrichson, Double Indemnity
Gimme Shelter
“Oh, a storm is threat’ning
My very life today
If I don’t get some shelter
Oh yeah, I’m gonna fade away” – The Rolling Stones
Time Keeps Marching On
“The future came and went in the mildly discouraging way that futures do.”
― Neil Gaiman, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
It’s the little things
“Everything is complicated if no one explains it to you.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry
How to Live a Year in One Week
On Saturday morning, I sat in a veterinarian’s office and held my sweet, crazy Gracie as she took her last breath. That night, my fiancée put her arms around me … Continue reading How to Live a Year in One Week
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole” – Roger Caras
Or . . . “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” ― Will Rogers
Cincinnati Opera’s new Romeo helped avert Shakespearean-level tragedy
The broadcast and online versions of this story first appeared on WCPO Channel 9 and wcpo.com, respectively.
Almost Famous
“Maybe we don’t see ourselves the way we really are.”
– Almost Famous
Goose Guano Gauntlet
This is what a poopy summer run in Cincinnati, Ohio looks like.
Cincinnati’s Elsinore Arch
“Rocks in my path? I keep them all. With them I shall build my castle.” ― Nemo Nox
June 11, 2019: ‘Sunshine, sunshine, it’s fine’
“I feel it in my skin, warming up my mind,
Sometimes you gotta give in to win,
I love the days when it shines, whoa let it shine” ~ “Sunshine” by Atmosphere
June 10, 2019: Return of the Grat(itude)
“I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.” ― Carl Sandburg