Category Archives: Life is Interesting

Signs can be weird, movies can be weird, the deli-counter at any Martin’s is always weird. Sometimes Life works in mysterious and melancholy ways.

Reflecting on New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Austin Gisriel

It is New Year’s Eve as I write this, and that is always a day of reflection whether you want to reflect or not. We’ve now pretty much run out of time to accomplish whatever is incomplete—or not even begun—on … Continue reading →

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Ernest Borgnine illustrates a fundamental principle of life

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Austin Gisriel

When I was a kid, I had no idea that I was watching Academy Award winners every week on the television. I only knew Ernest Borgnine as Captain Quentin McHale of McHale’s Navy, not as an Oscar winner for Marty. … Continue reading →

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Corporate Pomposity

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

I recently came across two interesting notices, one in an annual report and the other on a milk carton. Beginning with the latter, take a look at the photo below. On the front of its milk carton, Glenview Farms wants … Continue reading →

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Gullible goofs from the past . . . and present?

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

Here’s a little tidbit that appeared in the July 17th, 2023 edition of the Winchester Star’s “Out of the Past” column: July 12, 1923 HAYFIELD — There has been a noticeable deficiency of precipitation in the past two years, particularly … Continue reading →

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Vulcan stands watch over Birmingham. . . . And Moons Homewood

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

I had no idea that a bare-butted, cast-iron statue of the Roman god, Vulcan, stood watch over the city of Birmingham, Alabama. But, he does. Standing at 56’ tall (not counting his pedestal) and weighing in at over 100,000 pounds, … Continue reading →

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A second thought might have been helpful

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

I try to pay attention to the world around me, but sometimes the world around me gives pause. I’m not talking about the world “out there,” I’m talking about the world right around me, like in the grocery store. Take … Continue reading →

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On the receiving of gifts

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

“It is better to give than to receive,” goes the old adage, and that’s true as far as it does go. Yes, there is joy in giving, but giving is a two-way street. It is also important to learn how … Continue reading →

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“What thing?”

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

A child’s perspective is an amusing thing. Children think that if they can see a thing, then you can see a thing; and if they imagine a thing, well then, you certainly “see” it, too. I have noticed a tendency … Continue reading →

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Defining bureaucracy, courtesy of Mr. McGee

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Austin Gisriel

October has arrived, the month when monsters light up your television screen, haunt your neighbor’s lawn, and show up on your doorstep in miniature form asking for candy. A nest of insidious monsters lives to the east of us here … Continue reading →

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Patsy Montana: Another fascinating life!

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Austin Gisriel

Before there was Hannah Montana, there was Patsy Montana. The former was the stage name of Miley Stewart, who in turn was the name of the character portrayed by Miley Cyrus on a very popular Disney series from 2006-2011. The … Continue reading →

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