by Nellie Curtiss … That night was one of those long snowy nights. I parallel parked outside my son’s apartment just where the deer make a nightly trek to the cottonwoods along the Rio Grande in Alamosa. My service dog Schroeder and I moseyed up the broken concrete walk avoiding iced over snow. Seated onContinue reading “Once my Smart fortwo was stuck on an ice shelf”
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Elvis touched our lives then and now
By Nellie Curtiss …. Elvis Presley has always been part of my life and my family’s life. An early song by Elvis was “Love me Tender” on a 45 RPM record that my mom owned. Wrapped in its paper sleeve, Mom’s precious possession was kept close to the beige colored 1959 Philco turntable within theContinue reading “Elvis touched our lives then and now”
Of Christmas past from Rio Grande to Pleiku, Vietnam
By Nellie Curtiss … Christmas Eve 1967 in small town Texas, where water was a big deal, was markedly cold as temperature dropped to 36 degrees on the weather gauge. It was bittersweet though because the children’s stepdaddy stationed at Pleiku AFB, a US Air Force base in South Vietnam couldn’t get leave to comeContinue reading “Of Christmas past from Rio Grande to Pleiku, Vietnam”
Comfort food: Peanut Butter, Bologna, Vienna Sausage, Broccoli, and Popcorn
by Nellie Curtiss … Schroeder wouldn’t leave his long-haired ear alone and his head shaking got worse. I cleaned out some gunk from his cocker spaniel ear and it seemed better for few minutes. When Dr. Deal saw him a few days later, he found swollen tonsils. He sent Schroeder home with an antibiotic andContinue reading “Comfort food: Peanut Butter, Bologna, Vienna Sausage, Broccoli, and Popcorn“
Gray matter matters in girls learning about STEM
by Nellie Curtiss … Believe it! Americans watch television overpopulated with generalizations. Old movies and many current movies still make motion pictures aimed at male audiences where the male saves the day. Consider the Maltese Falcon, Independence Day, Jurassic Park franchise, War movies like 30 Seconds over Tokyo, Private Ryan or Pearl Harbor and thenContinue reading “Gray matter matters in girls learning about STEM“
Like a tree in a storm
By Nellie Curtiss … Laura said, “As a tree, let that big messy storm cruise all the way through and over those branches and leaves.” It was true. Even the movie Avatar, seemed to show that calm in the airborne jungle that floated on clouds built a canopy of love withstanding onslaughts of calculations againstContinue reading “Like a tree in a storm”
News of the World
By Nellie Curtiss… News of the World has been offered on pay per view and now it’s finally affordable. The streaming rental price two months ago was over Twenty Dollars! Its now around Six Dollars. Starring Tom Hanks and our country’s history, the film takes us through several scenarios that look at our relationships withContinue reading “News of the World”
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