I could find precious little about the artist Des Brophy on the internet. Des Brophy is a wonderful artist, whose art celebrates the joys of growing fat and old together.  Obviously two things that I very much appreciate. I was able to find out that Mr. Brophy was a policeman in Sheffield (UK) for 22…

Mrs. Westover was a great math teacher at John Glenn High School. She was also a fascinating person.  In class she would, from time to time, drop little stories about her life outside the classroom. She had a sister who was a nun.  When the Catholic church allowed nuns to show their hair, Mrs. Westover’s…

Believe it or not, this is not a political complaint. This is a complaint about behavior.  Pure and simple. I wasn’t sure that I could stand to listen to the first Presidential debate. I was right.  I got through maybe 10 minutes before I took my book and my fat old lady ass into the…