D. Randall Faro5 days ago3 minMind GamesIt can be downright weird . . . how the human brain functions from time to time. Absolutely weird. Several days ago I’m walking my...
D. Randall FaroMay 142 minHmmmmSome things simply make one wonder . . . and cause one to go: Hmmmmm. A May 2022 online news item reported that a couple was suing their...
D. Randall FaroMay 122 minIn the PuddingThere’s an old saying that the proof is in the pudding. It’s also in the reading. Do authors really need proofreaders? To quote Rocky...
D. Randall FaroMay 62 minBenightednessThere’s a myriad of things I don’t understand. Matter of fact, they’d make a rather long book. Rugby. Channel-surfing, I happened upon a...
D. Randall FaroApr 222 minCornerstone LivingIn a review of the Pixar film, Soul, the writer pointed out that what gives the movie spark and meaning is simply a willingness to...
D. Randall FaroApr 142 minNot EveryoneA recent online article which focused on one NFL star and one NBA star analyzed celebrities’ insatiable lust for more and more and more...
D. Randall FaroApr 132 minAccidently StupidThe November 1994 issue of Harper’s Magazine included a letter to the editor written by Phoenix resident Lawrence Bullis and published by...
D. Randall FaroApr 112 minPick SomethingIn November’s Past by A.E. Howe one of the characters states: “Mom and Dad taught me to look at life the way it is, but to try and make...
D. Randall FaroApr 92 minThink Twice. Maybe ThriceEvery major world religion has cautionary words about the use of speech, both its proper and improper use. A few tip-of-the-iceberg...
D. Randall FaroMar 232 minYou Better Believe ItA good friend in Manitoba back in the 70s often used the phrase: You better believe it. I couldn’t even estimate the number of times I...
D. Randall FaroMar 62 minBalancing ActThere are websites aplenty listing and describing the various fiction novel genres. In listing categories, they go all the way from a...
D. Randall FaroFeb 212 minImagination SingsAlmost heaven, West Virginia / Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. When those musical words hit the ears, it’s commonplace for just...
D. Randall FaroFeb 192 minWords Are Not Just WordsMost people remember a few things in particular that their mother or father said to them. One of my father’s admonitions that has stuck...
D. Randall FaroFeb 153 minChanging GearsFedEx changed my life. Well, my thumb anyway. Well again, actually my life. Just over two years ago I had an intimate encounter with the...
D. Randall FaroFeb 123 minSenseless NeutralityAshleigh Ellwood Brilliant (yes, his real surname) is a British author/cartoonist best known for his Pot-Shots. These are cute, pithy...
D. Randall FaroJan 204 minVenomous IdeologyPrejudice against others, if not downright fear of others culturally and ethnically different from oneself – xenophobia – is written into...
D. Randall FaroJan 143 minI'm a BelieverIn 1967 a rock group fancifully named The Monkees sang the song: “I’m a Believer.” Never mind that the song’s context was different from...
D. Randall FaroJan 122 minDonne, Nietzsche, and MeA review of the Pixar film Soul included these words: “ . . . the spark is simply a willingness to embrace life as a gift, not to win...
D. Randall FaroDec 10, 20213 minPhilosophically UntenableIt was meant to be. Not. An inebriated driver crosses the median and hits another car head-on. The drunk walks away unscathed, but the...
D. Randall FaroDec 5, 20212 minWhen the Thought Doesn't CountYou’ve heard it time and again: “It’s the thought that counts.” Not really. Thoughts have nugatory value, unless . . . . A...