My Apologies for this not getting out in the proper way..I sent a message instead of a post.  I actually know the difference but apparently don't know it THIS morning! 

JoAnne Jimason from Blowing the Blues Away, Copyright by JoAnne Jimason 1981
What a pleasure it was to see the… Read full post »

On this day of honoring veterans, I thought I'd like to dust off an older and among the first pieces I wrote on Open Salon, about my brother, Skip. 

http://open.salon.com/blog/maisie01/2009/05/23/remembering_skip

He would be heart broken to hear what happened at Ft. Hood and I know he'd be righ… Read full post »

Joanne Jimason, Blowing the Blues Away

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Copyright Joanne Jimason 1981

The lights at the radio station had been turned down, the mood mellow as we , my engineer Ted and I, entered  the  late night section of poetry on the radio. Our shift was soon to be… Read full post »

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Poetry Review: Arriving at the Riverside

By RT Castleberry

Reviewed by P McRae

 My first encounter with RT Castleberry   was after  my first poetry reading at the Hard Thymes Soup Kitchen in  Houston almost thirty years ago.&n… Read full post »

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Buena Vista  Social Club Diva Returns to US for Concert

Omara Portuondo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091005/ap_en_ot/cb_cuba_portuondo

If you've never heard the Buena Vista Social Club performance which included Omara Portuondo, premier Cuban songstr… Read full post »

Review: The Spies of Warsaw

By Alan Furst

Random House Trade Publication

pp 226

Copyright 2008

I have, apparently, arrived late at the ‘celebrate Alan Furst’ party. But I am not going to let that deter me from sharing the book with other latecomers who might … Read full post »

The running joke of my life is that email was a g-dsend for me since it always took 3 days for me to catch a joke. With email I can let folks know I got it or claim the computer ate it if I didn't want to look like a total… Read full post »

This is an absolute fab lo cal tasty desert! Thanks to Kraft Foods for putting it out. The recipe and nutritional ingredients may be found in my recipes link to the left. The one think I wish Kraft had included was a revised nutritional information  list for those who decided… Read full post »

When I found myself plummeted down in the middle of this roiling milieu of musicians, artists, writers ....and then me producing and directing two  radio programs, it never occurred to me to feel lost. I knew what Juneteenth meant in Texas, tho not many outside the state did. The did not kn… Read full post »

So the phone rings around 8 this morning and I'm thinking it is my morning call from Baby Girl (BG) to let me know if her follicles are folliculating. Nope. It was A from Dr. D's office.

She #1says: Dr. M, Dr. D wanted me to call you to let you… Read full post »

We have all talked around the purpose of government for weeks. So with President Obama's speech today and the anniversary of 9/11 looming, let's talk about the purpose/role of government for a bit.

What is the the purpose/role  of Government?

Is it to protect the nation from external enemies on… Read full post »

This recipe comes to us courtesy of Whole Foods Market Recipes.  I tried it and ate on it for 3 days! You might want to stagger adding the dressing since it is quite a bit and too much might not be to your taste. The chilling of the salad is essential.… Read full post »

Demon Run Pt 2 is a sequel to Demon Run Pt 1

The demons have run back to their closets for now or they appear to have. Tall Girl (TG) came back home and stayed all day helping with the house and kennel…and staying the night. She was up early and… Read full post »

A letter to my daughter… wherever she is.

The demons are running spiderlike across the dark sky jumping and sparking across my head, scrabbling through my hair as they make hissing and crackling sounds , and howl in the line they draw from me to you. It’s been a long… Read full post »

 One of Kellerman's latest novels is more historical in nature as she focuses on the time period between WWI and WWII in Germany. While it still deals with crime (a serial killer with no apparent ties to the NSDAP) it is a wrenching description of attitudes, collapse of political structur… Read full post »

The Normalcy Series Pt. 1

The Normalcy Series

As I ruminate in the autumn of my life I wonder if there is a thread, theme, or nuance that remains consistent between, within and without the many diverse experiences I have been fortunate to have had.  I think there is and I/… Read full post »

My ‘child’ is now 45 years old and has been living with me off and on for the past six years. But one does not expect a middle-aged child to return home in such awful shape. I could manage for myself okay but to add another human with huge needs into… Read full post »

Part 1: the Arrest.  Ever been in jail? Had a family member arrested and taken to jail? Any idea what to do first?  Think it wouldn ‘t or couldn’t happen to you? Well neither had we.  Despite a solid addiction to crime drama TV shows, when the ‘pedal hit the medal&rsq/… Read full post »

I started a second post following HB's post. With regard to previously published materials, cannot there be a disclaimer in the beginning that 'Mary Had A little Lamb' was previously published at ____________and permision to reuse this is given by  (author, publisher, etc.)

 Another argumen… Read full post »

Tomorrow I shall experience my second July 4th parade around our 55 acre 'pond' ( even in Texas that would qualify as a *lake*. )I shall probably hitch a ride in Donna and Jack's decked out golf cart or Art and Diane's decked out pick up. Mine isn't decked out, Tall… Read full post »