The town was destroyed on Friday night, March 24, 2023 — It is the most extreme warning the weather service has. It is a Tornado Emergency Warning. Its message is clear — TAKE SHELTER NOW! It is issued when a tornado has been spotted, confirmed, and is bearing down on a populated area. Unfortunately, this warning was broadcast at night, when…

No spoilers in this review — If you are a rock and roll fan, you owe it to yourself to watch Daisy Jones & the Six. It’s a mini-series on Amazon Prime about a rock band’s meteoric rise and collapse in the seventies. This is a familiar story that many baby boomers witnessed as rock bands…

Should we take advice from our kids — Crow’s Feet Prompt #28 There was a magical moment when my parents stopped giving me advice and started asking for it. It didn’t happen suddenly; it was a culmination of many things. …

The work we did in the past set the stage for progressive technology — Boomers unite! There’s more to our generation than we remember, and it’s time to reflect, celebrate and recalibrate for the future. Many of us remember growing up in the 60s and 70, but few remember the impact of our careers and being part of the generation that revolutionized technology. Our…

A story of balance and tradition — In the opening prologue of Fiddler on the Roof, we meet Tevye and his musical alter-ego, a fiddle-playing peasant perched dangerously on a roof. Tevye is with us for the next three hours, sharing his stories, problems, and thoughts like an uncle from the old country. Sadly, the gruff voice…

I didn’t realize the connection to Elvis till the end of the third episode — I spontaneously clicked on the Daisy & The Six mini-series one night. One eye was open, the other closed. Knowing I would be asleep in ten minutes, I didn’t want to watch anything too serious. It turns out my initial thoughts about Daisy & The Six were wrong. It is…

There could be more truth to fiction than realized — Due to a variety of reasons, watching TV was never a big priority. That is, until the quarantine. I did not realize how many great shows I missed. I had much to catch up on and used the lockdown as the perfect time to accomplish that. I watched hidden gems…

The world is changing rapidly, and we need to pivot — Crows Feet Prompt #27 — The mention of social media brings out a multitude of feelings, both good and bad. It inspires us to be active electronically amongst virtual communities, or we see it as a mind suck dominating our lives and those around us. Good or bad, social media is not going away. If…

The movie 2001: A Space Odyssey foretold the future, and the future is now and beyond — The Movie 2001: A Space Odyssey is part movie, part acid trip. An epic movie that’s been studied by every film class in the world. A film filled with great music and awesome effects that touch many things we experience today. If you are like me, you saw the movie…