Kathy Riordan
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Birthday
- April 27
- Bio
- One woman's view of life and the universe.
Follow @katriord on Twitter.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Last Dinner On the Titanic
April 14, 2012 08:44PM - One More Trip Around the Sun
February 29, 2012 03:47PM - Perfect Vision
February 09, 2012 12:46PM - The Good Year
December 31, 2011 08:39AM - Christmas, Party of One
December 26, 2011 10:19AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I always blame the
parents, who generally not
only exercise
bad judgment in
where…”
May 23, 2012 12:16PM - “Maria, she survived and
is doing well. She did have a
total
of three months in
t…”
May 22, 2012 08:52AM - “I am so happy to see
this excellent piece did not
go
unnoticed and got the
attent…”
April 16, 2012 01:08PM - “I am so very sorry, Ann.
The Frost reference is
apt.”
April 16, 2012 01:07PM - “This is very special,
Ande. Thanks for sharing it.
Before we
were ever
engaged,…”
April 15, 2012 09:56PM
Kathy Riordan's Links
- What I Can't Write About
- Floating
- The Strong One
- The Best News Yet
- In My Mother's Arms
- To a Younger Sister
- Do Not Disturb
- Taking the Red-Eye
- Breath of Life
- Tears
- do not resuscitate
- Vigil
- What I Can't Write About
- Poetry, if you like that sort of thing:
- The Sound of Trees
- At the Public House
- Dear Girl
- it wasn't long, the time that was
- Base Camp in Muddy Bottom
- in tribute to stevie smith
- After the Having, Having Had
- Silver
- There Is No Insurance for This
- Pretty Maids All In a Row
- I Thought I'd Write a Little Villanelle
- At the Beguinage (for Megan)
- Daddy Did You Dream Me Up
- Christmas
- Silver
- Signs and Wonders, and a Christmas Miracle
- The Christmas Baby
- The Ecumenical, Geographical, All-Inclusive Christmas Feast
- Making a List, Checking it Twice
- Santa Dog
- The Dreaded Holiday Letter
- When Santa Was My Grandpa
- A Naked Christmas
- E-Readers and iPhones and Coffee, Oh My! Holiday 2009 Guide
- Favorite Homemade Family Gifts for Christmas
- New to Open Salon?
- Your Friends on Open Salon
- Best Posts of Open Salon 2009
- Introduction to Some Great Reads on Open Salon
- Where I've been, where I'm going:
- Paris
- Under a New Mexico Sky
- Casting the Movie of My Life
- Muffin
- Sagebrush and Funeral Potatoes
- Saying Goodbye to Summer at the Cottage
- Twitter from the Inside:
- Twitter Is What You Make It: Who to Follow, and Why
- Posts on World War II:
- Honoring My Soldiers, My Heroes on Veterans Day
- Letter from an American World War II Soldier to His Parents
- On the 65th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden
- Tom Hanks to Bring "Beyond All Boundaries" to WWII Museum
- Some of my work on Iran:
- Index: all posts on Iran and Neda
- "The Anonymous" Behind Neda Video Awarded Prestigious Polk
- Iran Fabricates Interpol Involvement in Neda Investigation
- Doctor Claims to Identify Neda's Killer
- Doctor in Neda Video Arrives Safely in London
- Not that Neda: How the Wrong Photo Became an Icon
- Updates on Neda, Symbol of a Revolution
- Her Name Was Neda
- Some of my favorite posts:
- When Mayo Clinic Speaks, I Listen
- Incognito in Istanbul
- Such a Death
- I also write here:
- Follow me on bloglovin
- Follow me on Kindle
- In My Life
- Journeys
May 23, 2012 12:16PM
“I always blame the parents, who generally not only exercise bad judgment in where and when to take their children, but how. I, too, witnessed a parent…”
About: When Lax Parenting Ruins Nice Restaurants
“I always blame the parents, who generally not only exercise bad judgment in where and when to take their children, but how. I, too, witnessed a parent…”
About: When Lax Parenting Ruins Nice Restaurants
May 22, 2012 08:52AM
“Maria, she survived and is doing well. She did have a total of three months in two different hospitalizations, so her ordeal continued from my writing…”
About: What I Can't Write About
“Maria, she survived and is doing well. She did have a total of three months in two different hospitalizations, so her ordeal continued from my writing…”
About: What I Can't Write About
April 16, 2012 01:08PM
“I am so happy to see this excellent piece did not go unnoticed and got the attention and wider viewing it so very much deserved. Thank you again for w…”
About: Titanic Helps Us Discover Who We Are
“I am so happy to see this excellent piece did not go unnoticed and got the attention and wider viewing it so very much deserved. Thank you again for w…”
About: Titanic Helps Us Discover Who We Are
April 16, 2012 01:07PM
“I am so very sorry, Ann. The Frost reference is apt.”
About: Nothing Gold Can Stay
“I am so very sorry, Ann. The Frost reference is apt.”
About: Nothing Gold Can Stay
April 15, 2012 09:56PM
“This is very special, Ande. Thanks for sharing it. Before we were ever engaged, my husband wanted to put a pre-engagement ring on my finger, went to…”
About: THE MOONSTONE RING
“This is very special, Ande. Thanks for sharing it. Before we were ever engaged, my husband wanted to put a pre-engagement ring on my finger, went to…”
About: THE MOONSTONE RING
April 15, 2012 02:45PM
“Algis, thank you. Alyssa, I appreciate that. I need all future journeys to be safe. Linnnn, I think what I would have done would have had a lot to do wi…”
About: Last Dinner On the Titanic
“Algis, thank you. Alyssa, I appreciate that. I need all future journeys to be safe. Linnnn, I think what I would have done would have had a lot to do wi…”
About: Last Dinner On the Titanic
April 15, 2012 09:36AM
“J'comprend. Beautifully written. I started looking at the time on my iPhone and iPad at 11:11 a couple of years ago, and doing screenshots, which I tho…”
About: 11:11
“J'comprend. Beautifully written. I started looking at the time on my iPhone and iPad at 11:11 a couple of years ago, and doing screenshots, which I tho…”
About: 11:11
April 15, 2012 07:50AM
“Pretty sure John Edwards has both. Or had, at one time.”
About: Handicapping the Rhythm & Blues Candidates
“Pretty sure John Edwards has both. Or had, at one time.”
About: Handicapping the Rhythm & Blues Candidates
April 15, 2012 01:07AM
“There were two airlifts initially from Istanbul, another from Athens, and a final one from Barcelona. The ship was escorted by Italian warships from I…”
About: Last Dinner On the Titanic
“There were two airlifts initially from Istanbul, another from Athens, and a final one from Barcelona. The ship was escorted by Italian warships from I…”
About: Last Dinner On the Titanic
April 15, 2012 12:48AM
“West Greenland Time Zone (WGT), Abrawang. (UTC-3)”
About: Titanic Helps Us Discover Who We Are
“West Greenland Time Zone (WGT), Abrawang. (UTC-3)”
About: Titanic Helps Us Discover Who We Are
April 15, 2012 12:14AM
“Nicely penned. I ask a similar question in the article I posted just an hour or two ago.”
About: Titanic Helps Us Discover Who We Are
“Nicely penned. I ask a similar question in the article I posted just an hour or two ago.”
About: Titanic Helps Us Discover Who We Are
April 14, 2012 11:31PM
“. . .or whether or not I was a man. That's very much my point, Abrawang. It was certainly my experience on post 9/11 (we had four airlifts, and it was…”
About: Last Dinner On the Titanic
“. . .or whether or not I was a man. That's very much my point, Abrawang. It was certainly my experience on post 9/11 (we had four airlifts, and it was…”
About: Last Dinner On the Titanic
April 14, 2012 11:14PM
“Wow. The little engine that could.”
About: Open Salon's 4th Anniversary is Monday
“Wow. The little engine that could.”
About: Open Salon's 4th Anniversary is Monday
April 14, 2012 01:42PM
“A treat as always, Ashley. Welcome back.”
About: Secrets, lies, delusions and every natural wonder...
“A treat as always, Ashley. Welcome back.”
About: Secrets, lies, delusions and every natural wonder...
April 13, 2012 11:37PM
“I do not now, and probably never will, understand why some use the comments sections of Open Salon for personal attacks, oneupmanship or general scoldi…”
About: The Possible Fatal Connection Between Bees and Cell Phones
“I do not now, and probably never will, understand why some use the comments sections of Open Salon for personal attacks, oneupmanship or general scoldi…”
About: The Possible Fatal Connection Between Bees and Cell Phones
April 06, 2012 10:43PM
“It never occurred to me to feel bad about Easter, regardless of my religion or lack thereof. Maybe that's because I was raised without the doom and gl…”
About: Another former Catholic's Easter thoughts
“It never occurred to me to feel bad about Easter, regardless of my religion or lack thereof. Maybe that's because I was raised without the doom and gl…”
About: Another former Catholic's Easter thoughts
April 06, 2012 10:36PM
“A great Good Friday story, Joan, nicely shared.”
About: Good Friday on the "L"
“A great Good Friday story, Joan, nicely shared.”
About: Good Friday on the "L"
March 17, 2012 02:57PM
“I can make you look fifty again, too. Twelve dollar.”
About: DAY 2 Writing Prompt: It's hairy jus
“I can make you look fifty again, too. Twelve dollar.”
About: DAY 2 Writing Prompt: It's hairy jus
March 01, 2012 09:46AM
“Who you callin' a friend?”
About: All My Facebook Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers
“Who you callin' a friend?”
About: All My Facebook Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers
March 01, 2012 08:21AM
“Ah, Lea. I'm happy at least your bracelet story had a happy ending. I'm still reeling from the loss of my three diamond rings, including my engagemen…”
About: To Catch a Thief
“Ah, Lea. I'm happy at least your bracelet story had a happy ending. I'm still reeling from the loss of my three diamond rings, including my engagemen…”
About: To Catch a Thief
March 01, 2012 08:15AM
“Yep. He was the cute Beatle. A friend and I spent hours listening to new Monkees albums when they'd be released, and just drooled over Davy.”
About: He made me a Daydream Believer
“Yep. He was the cute Beatle. A friend and I spent hours listening to new Monkees albums when they'd be released, and just drooled over Davy.”
About: He made me a Daydream Believer
Kathy Riordan's Favorites
Ted Frier
Cleverley
J. P. Major
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Rochelle SkaarUpdates
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Doc Watson's Front Porch Spirit
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Real Life Blues Clubs
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A Day in the Life of Tink
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Farewell To No Ordinary Friend
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My Code Year, Things Being More Equal Than Others
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Non-caloric sweeteners on the rise: Should we be concerned?
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Ya gotta die of something
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With Torture Banned, CIA Tries High School Awards Night
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