The Blind Man Society

Today, I’m thinking about having, as we say here in the USA, champagne tastes on a beer budget.  How many times, have you picked out the perfect item along the way, only to find that it is not only the best, but several hundred to thousands of dollars.  Many of us, think…hm, no problem, we’ll Read more

Random thoughts….and yes, I’m in a weird mood today. I posted this one awhile back and got simultaneously yelled at and congratulated for a great curveball post. So, I’m putting it back out here. I’m thinking back to being on a date at an Irish pub, years ago – and there was this house band. Read more

To start, this blog entry in NO WAY pertains to Howler Monkeys. I just love that phrase for a blog title so much that I had to throw it in this post… I sat down and thought about it today, and I’ve walked 150 miles (at least) in the last two weeks.  My latest walk Read more

Hello everybody! This is blowtorch lady again writing with another creative outlook on life. Today I want to invite you to pick an object- anything at all- that would metamorphically represent you. No rush as this can be a difficult task since you’d have to consider an object that encapsulates the ongoing tension between your Read more

I have been playing guitar for 30 years.  Back in the beginning, it all started seeing Chuck Berry in concert with my parents and hearing the song “Johnny B. Goode”.  I think Mr. Berry was playing a Gibson ES-345 in that show, and after, I replayed that concert for a LONG time in my head. Read more