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Something new each Saturday.
Life, the universe and my circumstances permitting.
I'm focusing on 'family stories' at the moment. ("A Change of Pace: Family Stories" (11/23/2024))- Category: Family Stories
But if something else caught and held my interest during the week, that's what I'll share.
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Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Category Archives: Discursive Detours
Queen Elizabeth II of England: Historical Perspective
(From British Ministry of Information, via Chicago History Museum and Wikimedia Commons, used w/o permission.)(Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. (April 1945)) My news feed has been full of the usual stuff: war and rumors of war, … Continue reading
Elizabeth II of England: April 21, 1926 – September 8, 2022
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary became Elizabeth II of England 70 years ago. She died this afternoon. “Queen Elizabeth II has died“BBC News (September 8, 2022) “Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for … Continue reading
Killing Prisoners, Valuing Human Life
(From Coconut Creek Police Department(?), via Wikipedia, used w/o permission.)(Suspect arrested, after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. (2018)) A fervent defense of capital punishment popped up in my social media feeds recently. By the time I went back, looking … Continue reading
Meanwhile, Back on Mars, New Dust Storm Data
It’s been a year since I wrote about the Mars 2020 mission. This seemed like a good time to catch up on what the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter have been up to in Jezero Crater. The Ingenuity helicopter has … Continue reading
St. Jude, Judas Thaddaeus: Patron Saint of Desperate Cases
One thing’s certain. Well, actually, quite a few things are certain. Something that’s certain about Saint Jude the Apostle is that he’s not Judas Iscariot. Which may take some explaining. Then again, maybe not. In any case, “Jude” and “Judas” … Continue reading
