Category: #GarryArmstrong

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A IS FOR …

CMMC – Alphabet Letter A at the beginning of a word In order, they are azaleas, apple blossoms, anthurium, architecture, Aldrich Street, and Arizona. Azaleas

BROWN & BLACK IN THE WHICH WAY

CWWC:  Which way with the colors of brown or black Most paths are brown or black, but I did sneak one in that is essentially gold, as are the trees surrounding it. And, of course, grey, which I consider a dilution of black and thus fits right in. Take a walk along the banks of the … Continue reading BROWN & BLACK IN THE WHICH WAY

THE GLORIOUS JAPANESE MAPLE TREE

Perhaps 20 years ago, we visited my cousin Roberta and Ray -- and their two kids. We came home with a Japanese Maple tree in a rubber bucket. It has grown. Probably about 35 feet tall, but no buds. Probably because it lacks a mate. No female with whom to make spinny little babies. These … Continue reading THE GLORIOUS JAPANESE MAPLE TREE

SOMETIMES, LIFE IS UNFAIR

No getting around it. Sometimes everything ends. No special reason. We are not eternal and good health habits are not enough to pull the irons out of the fire. I was not ready to die. Mind you, I knew -- as do we all -- that I would not live forever but I thought I … Continue reading SOMETIMES, LIFE IS UNFAIR

MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 44

In this episode, Tom tells the story of how, as a freshman at Hofstra University, he suddenly one day found himself having drinks with the President of the University, who then told him the history of Hofstra. Garry talks about the time he confronted long-forgotten presidential candidate Pat Buchanan. https://youtu.be/4uCuV59PkH0

GATSBY AND ME – GARRY ARMSTRONG

Or, how I almost became a movie star. F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of my favorite authors as a teenager and a twenty-something. I would often do marathon reads, late night into dawn, absorbing the lives of Fitzgerald's "lost generation" characters. As I do with classic films, I was so immersed with those characters, I … Continue reading GATSBY AND ME – GARRY ARMSTRONG

MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 43

In this episode, Garry and Tom talk about medical war stories and near misses with greater fame and fortune -- and how they both ended up on the cutting room floor. https://youtu.be/WRMYbI4El7s

LET THERE BE LIGHT!

CFFC:  Any type of light fixture We took the Duke for clipping and grooming today. He is now in his "short-haired" mode. He looks entirely different than after his coat begins to grow back. I was more worried about his feet. He has been collecting hard mud in his paws and comes in the house limping. … Continue reading LET THERE BE LIGHT!

JUNCO, DOGS WITH A HORSE

CWWC:  Any animal in which way This Junco is doing a running start, and the dogs are ferociously playing. The Scotties have passed on, and I still miss them. Puppy Duke is now middle-aged Duke. Today, while cleaning his eyes, I realized his muzzle is graying. We've had him for nine years. How fast time has … Continue reading JUNCO, DOGS WITH A HORSE

A DEEPER SHADE OF RED

CMMC: November Red Devil (dark red) Color