By Nellie Curtiss…. Last week’s column looked at the movie The Whale (2022) starring Brenden Fraser. There’s another character in that Academy award winning story in its own right, that aluminum pickup artist. The Reacher-Grabber-Pickup Tool as advertised on television and in AARP magazine, is a stand-up comedian—I mean, a standby-until–you-need-it sort of friend. Charlie,Continue reading “The grabber as another character in The Whale”
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A Whale of an indictment
By Nellie Curtiss . . . . Last week Thursday, I selected The Whale from Paramount Plus Showtime app. I had been resisting it since it was released last year. Branden Frasier stars in and received the academy award for his portrayal of Charlie. As a shut in too, I had a hard time watchingContinue reading “A Whale of an indictment”
Thank you and see you later!
By Nellie Curtiss . . . . It’s no secret that I’ve been navigating some health issues. What the reader’s radar may not know is that my spinal issues began over 40 years ago. The attack injured my cervical neck. That’s similar, but not exactly like that which Superman, i.e., Christopher Reeve suffered when heContinue reading “Thank you and see you later!”
Good things can come to all of us
By Nellie Curtiss Yes, dads and moms have long said to their children, “Good things come to those who wait.” Before winter, neighbors made short work of weeds and grass in my yard. Like everyone else lately, inflation high cost of utilities, rents, groceries have forced many to take on second and third jobs toContinue reading “Good things can come to all of us”
As a Dad, be all that you can be
By Nellie Curtiss . . . It’s Father’s Day, almost. I’m reminded of the day in June 1961 when my mom brought home her new husband. Looking up at him as tall as the sky, my little sister with shiny white paten shoes with buckles and I with the same shoes that made me twirl,Continue reading “As a Dad, be all that you can be”
Tumbleweeds battle for the world! or Armed Russian thistles invade the UFO Tower!
Lost skating key, mislaid phone, misplaced jeep, and vanished dog or What was lost was found
Is counseling useless?
by Nellie Curtiss . . . The other day someone asked me, “Is counseling useless? Does it help?” Counseling used to be known as psychoanalysis (in those 50s and 60s movies where the uptown girl would see her analyst); and now personal therapy includes appointments, group therapy, and groups addressing specific court requirements like violentContinue reading “Is counseling useless?”
Some moms engineer, some moms mend
By Nellie Curtiss … [I dedicate this column to all the special moms in my life named and unnamed: Tricia, Betty, Karli, Sal, Andrea, Dana, Laura, Jackie, Lori, Barb, Shana, Gayla, Edna, and Dot] Some mothers are born the eldest and some the youngest. Some moms serve dipped cones at Dairy Queen or Impossible BurgersContinue reading “Some moms engineer, some moms mend”
The Umbrella that wanted to fly
by Nellie Curtiss… Once there was an umbrella that wanted to fly. She started out as only a wee thought that began with a song sung by John Prine called The Blue Umbrella. Her sail and stalk with a crank system were designed in Germany. The total outfit was meant to withstand any force theContinue reading “The Umbrella that wanted to fly”
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