By Nellie Curtiss … Now that you’ve early voted, maybe you’re scanning your smart TV for a good dramatic series to catch. I have one for you, Alaska Daily on ABC. On October 19, Monique Jones of CommonSense Media wrote: “This is a powerful drama that both upholds the tenets of investigative journalism and putsContinue reading “Swank, Dove convey power in reporting”
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Fort Garland has own ghostly guard
By Nellie Curtiss … Halloween night as you listen for unexplained shuffling of shoes against a hard-wood floor, or watch for flickering lights already switched off, and find doors ajar that were locked, remember whiskey, mayhem, and a friendly ghost. The Halloween winds are walking again at Fort Garland’s infantry building where Pvt. Manuel LujanContinue reading “Fort Garland has own ghostly guard”
Sweater weather, an auto tour and Curley cone
By Nellie Curtiss … In the evenings now on my itty-bitty deck, I noticed I needed a sweater as the sun dropped on the horizon and the moon woke up. Neighbors had their grills steaming too—it smelled a lot like hamburgers and steaks, to me. Earlier, I drove through the DQ drive-up for a freshContinue reading “Sweater weather, an auto tour and Curley cone“
Being thankful never falls out of season
By Nellie Curtiss … Whenever anyone goes shopping now at Walmart or any of the BIG BOX stores, the shelves are already refereeing between Halloween gear, retail Thanksgiving and in the wings, retail Christmas. On Facebook, some posts are about the nonsense of all the early marketing of October, November and December holidays. The post’sContinue reading “Being thankful never falls out of season“
How’s your vision? Need glasses, contacts, surgery?
By Nellie Curtiss … Sometimes our eyes in conjunction with our brains deceive us. Our vision is misty, foggy, and unclear. A few years back, I joined a slew of retirees navigating cataract surgery. Advances in eye surgery made the laser eye surgery a real possibility—depending on insurances. I had noticed that my eyes wereContinue reading “How’s your vision? Need glasses, contacts, surgery?“
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“
Goodbye Lulu
by Nellie Curtiss … It’s hard to say goodbye. Today, Lulu said goodbye to her human mom and canine big sister. Lulu developed a sudden onset of a pancreatic enzyme deficiency that was robbing her canine life of sustaining nutrients. The vet assigned a couple months ago to the case when her mom brought herContinue reading “Goodbye Lulu“
In the wake of a time warp
by Nellie Curtiss … “Don’t count me out yet!” That’s what I think to myself when someone learns I’m retired and don’t have time constraints except for appointments for dog grooming, overseeing a colony of community cats, column scribbling or blogging, and health care! I think of it like I’m coasting along on the decadesContinue reading “In the wake of a time warp“
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“
It feels like I live in a dog’s mouth
By Nellie Curtiss … The heat in the atmosphere, not to mention the hot opinions makes voices sound humid and sticky. I’m talking about injustices like Russia’s war on Ukraine, Brittney Griner’s nine-year sentence an obvious political ploy by Russia’s Vladimir Putin or the February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin murder by George Zimmerman and hisContinue reading “It feels like I live in a dog’s mouth“
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