Author: shirlstars

remember these scenes really well and we wonder why it is they don’t seem to be able to be replicated today.  They were important then.  They are important now. If we had a media that would actually cover it,...

Something I seem to ask rather frequently these days.  Standing in Pyramid Lake in Northern Nevada My mind is  swimming as it has been all this week with the mountain of lies and counter-lies that are building up...

 Observations from the Starry Places Ed Note:  The last time I posted this there were some who noted they were very tired of the peace-maker feel good diaries. . .so if by chance you are one of those, don’t read...

I don’t know how many of you watch Charlie Rose on his PBS show, but if you missed last night’s show you missed a lot. His guest was John Burns, NYT Iraq reporter (on the ground for 4 1/2 years). He is often a short...

A little pause in the shopping and holiday frenzy. . . You know those days when you don’t think you or what you do in your life matters very much?  Maybe you might wish to re-think that. Here’s some help from...