Monthly Archives: March 2015

What About Barney Frank?

Posted on March 31, 2015 by swabby429

“I’m used to being in the minority. I’m a left-handed gay Jew. I’ve never felt, automatically, a member of any majority” — Barney Frank I had been planning to do a book review of Barney Frank’s autobiography to commemorate his … Continue reading →

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The Grass Is Always Browner On The Other Side Of The Fence Day

Posted on March 30, 2015 by swabby429

Even though he wasn’t going to be in Norfolk on or near his birthday, I still wanted to have a CD and a special gift on hand for Jorge’s next visit.  A few Saturdays ago I selected the music and … Continue reading →

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Rationing

Posted on March 29, 2015 by swabby429

During my childhood in the late 1950s and 60s, I remember my grandparents reminiscing about war rationing.  They didn’t just mention it a few times, rationing was brought up quite often.  The official rationing of food, fuel, tires, clothing, and … Continue reading →

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Re-evaluation

Posted on March 28, 2015 by swabby429

Aside from sports team loyalty, I don’t have much use for being “true blue” or “dyed in the wool” when it comes to how I view life and formulate my opinions. This point of view is not to be mistaken for … Continue reading →

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Japanese Novelties …Floral Friday

Posted on March 27, 2015 by swabby429

It’s fun to stumble across porcelain novelty knick-knacks and pottery at garage sales or thrift shops.  This is a good time of the year to do so because many folks are in the middle of spring cleaning and decluttering.  I sort … Continue reading →

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Happy bluejayblog Day

Posted on March 26, 2015 by swabby429

I want to be the first person to wish you and yours a most auspicious, curious, happy bluejayblog Day.  You may be among the many who are unaware of this holiday, so I’ll tell you about this international commemoration. People … Continue reading →

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Finding Zero (Review)

Posted on March 25, 2015 by swabby429

Personally, I consider mathematics to be a rather useful albeit, dry, intimidating field of study.  In public school, my grades in arithmetic and math were terrible.  I finally found a truce with the subject in college when I aced Algebra … Continue reading →

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