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My lovely Spook moved to Florida a few hours ago. He was part of three litters I saved, back-to-back, in 2008 (I think). 14 kittens, total. Spook was, above all, an enormously gentle soul. Never aggressive to me, my friends, or all the other kitties. He was also gorgeous. Regal, too, and…no doubt…part lion. He…

This is a political post. Scroll down if interested.                         Recently, here in conservative Kansas, voters stunned the nation by resoundingly voting NO to deny women the right to control their own bodies. The Republican party though is determined to nonetheless control women. This…

This is a political post. Scroll down if interested.                                 I keep saying this: I am a proud Democrat. Why? Because my party works hard to make life better for most Americans. The Republican party though has now devolved to…

This is a political post. If you are interesting in supporting good over evil, please scroll down.                                     Bo Hines is the Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives in North Carolina. From the Democratic Congressional Campaign…

There was a small clump of lint on my floor. I took a broom to it. The clump…moved. Huh? I bent down. It took a moment to realize what I was looking at. A large-ish spider (2-inches?) had gotten its eight legs tangled in the lint. It could move, sorta, but it could not walk….

This is, obviously, a political post. Please scroll down if interested.                                           …remember this tomorrow:        

In 2018, on election night, it looked like a Red wave. A lot of people were freaking out. Slowly though, over a period of three days, it developed that a Blue wave had happened, the largest since 1974.   In 2020, on election night, it looked like a Red wave, and that Trump might have…

Democrats have retained control of the US Senate. Democrats still have a chance to retain control of the US House. There are 21 elections (I think) still not called.  

Somebody left my all-time favorite comment on this post. Scroll down to the comments. You might enjoy my response!

I have not done a time-travel post in a while. Here is one from the late 1980s.     I moved to New York City in the fall of 1978. I was a pup of twenty-one, with $200 in my wallet, and big dreams of Making It Big as an interior designer. Today, I shudder…

The Emporia Gazette did a recent article on the Plumb Mansion, and the work the new owner, Chris Stanley, is doing. Then they wrote this: “She noted that includes repairs to shingles on the roof. They became an issue last spring, when neighbor and restoration buff Ross MacTaggart climbed onto the Plumb mansion roof and…

Here’s the conversation I have when people tell me that, as a gay man, God doesn’t approve of my “preference” or “lifestyle choice”. I carefully explain that it’s not a choice but a built-in orientation. Just as I was born with green eyes, auburn hair, white skin, and so on. I state: I am as…

I removed a plastic drawer which contained glass shades for a 1920s Lightolier chandelier which sold. After removing the shades, the drawer wouldn’t fit back into its storage bin. I can’t figure out the issue.        

I posted some of this previously:   On this day in 1967 the mother of my best friend said to me: “Ross! It’s your 10th birthday! You must be so excited!” I thought a moment before responding. “Well, I’d rather be 40.” She shrieked a little. “No! No! These are best years of your life!…

I was just on the phone with a friend. After talking for a while he said: “I hope you don’t mind but I was served a bowl of ice cream 10 minutes ago and I’m watching it melt. Would you mind if we end this call?” Me: “Wait a minute. You’ve had a choice between ice…

So, y’all know I have been through a lot this past year, health-wise. Good news: I am in much better shape now than I was a year ago. Until last August I never had health insurance so going to a doctor was something fraught with financial terror. But, since August, I now have Medicare, Plan…

My previous post.   Yesterday proved not as bad as anticipated. The liquid was not tasty but not ghastly. Somebody suggested mixing it with 7-UP. I will do that next time. Oddly, I was never hungry all day. Oddly, I didn’t miss…oh, the horror…not drinking. I began taking the liquid at noon and stopped at…

This is a political post. If interested please scroll down….                                               For several years now I have been repeating: The Republican party has one agenda: to harm the American people. Their only partial…