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Measles never was a joke, reblog

Anyone interested in Measles needs to check out this article from CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/health/measles-josh-nerius/

Spring…at last

Now Spring is here no moment too soon we all deserve it this year ©Sometimes, 2019

Measles? Really? Back in the day, 1963 more or less, my more or less tranquil household came face to face with a childhood disease that, at the time, was common in the United States. Measles…along with Mumps and Chicken Pox, were not perhaps considered to be a really big deal. Most children encountered the diseasesContinue reading “Measles and other vaccines”

The Art of clever conversation, a Wordle from MLMM

Originally posted on SOMETIMES:
It’s been awhile since I published one of my Wordle attempts. MindLoveMiseryMenagerie regularly presents these Word-puzzles, in which a list of words is provided, to be crafted into a poem or other form of writing. This Wordle is #157. (*see word list below.) The Art of Flirting…

snowy days are here again

Some views of the front deck and the garage.

Debunking Granny…

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
It was Barb Taub that started me thinking, with her collection of gems learned over the years. One in particular I recognised and yet, on the five occasions when I have been rushed to hospital in an ambulance, all sirens wailing and my life or limbs in…

Lighting and Shadows in Cleveland

The first feature that fascinated me is the golden-hued appearance of the buildings in the background. Although born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and having worked in the city and knew my way around in the 1950s, new construction and infrastructure has changed the city appearance so much that I am not able to discussContinue reading “Lighting and Shadows in Cleveland”

FROSTY RETURNS

It’s that time of year again! This photo of me having one of the times of my life!

Toby…napping in the noonday sun…

Reggae music made the 2018 UNESCO world cultural list…

Yellow Lily and Friend

Originally posted on SOMETIMES:
? This very cooperative grasshopper waited while I passed by it, unlocked the door, retrieved my camera, and took several shots. He is magnificent in a large image size. (©Sometimes, 2017) ?

Epic Symphonic Rock (my kind of music…)

My 2018 cat shelter (Part I)

Time to update the outside cat shelter. Lots of straw, tarps, assorted crates and wood…and a big table… plus more to come. Barbara, for faithful followers’ information, is the wild Calico Cat that lives outside and was rarely seen…until the greenhouse where she hung out for years was torn down last spring, leaving poor BarbaraContinue reading “My 2018 cat shelter (Part I)”

blessing for voters, a Wordle

Originally posted on SOMETIMES:
Bless the blue and the red those who tirelessly stump for votes among the hopeful and hopeless grabbing at sticks and straws as they burn bridges behind them and always conceal how they ran the race the votes they cast—win or lose— behind the locked curtain. ©Sometimes, 2017 Wordle #273, November…