Author Archives: tcwells14

Looking back

Posted on October 1, 2024 by tcwells14

I’m waiting for a call back from the local county government. So, what would you do? I decided to tackle the filing. The papers of the last two and half years that had piled up in the inbox. So three-four … Continue reading →

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The Humors of Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2023 by tcwells14

Actually, all I can do is laugh. Let me assure you that Thanksgiving ended well, and we enjoyed every bite. The leftovers are just being finished. But it was an exciting day starting with the unfrozen Rock Cornish Game Hens … Continue reading →

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A classic hotel for fandom fades away

Posted on October 31, 2023 by tcwells14

Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I started going to science fiction conventions. It was where you found people who read the same stuff you did. Then when”Star Wars” came out, and that, with “Star Trek” fandoms, provided … Continue reading →

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I’m back!

Posted on June 27, 2023 by tcwells14

I wonder what happened to the draft I just wrote. It’s gone. Pity. It was a classic. It has been too long since I have published on WordPress and I intend to do better. Stay tuned. In the meantime, we … Continue reading →

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The lighter side of Mother’s Day

Posted on May 9, 2021 by tcwells14

I’ve spent several hours reading Mother’s Day coverage in the major newspapers. There was an article of a woman clearing out her deceased mom’s belongings.  How a grieving Orca reminds a mother of the death of her child. One advises … Continue reading →

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Back… well, maybe soon.

Posted on April 29, 2021 by tcwells14

In February 2020, I wrote a long post about an exhibit at the National Museum of Asian Art about a wonderful Syrian/Iraq exhibit involving ISIS destruction. Then came the pandemic, COVID-19, the coronavirus, staying at home, the election, the endless … Continue reading →

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The Lunar New Year celebration arrives

Posted on January 25, 2020 by tcwells14

I’ve always been affectionate towards Asian culture since I grew up surrounded by it. Many of my blog postings are about the Orient/Far East/Asia (depending on what you called it and what generation you are.) (Updating my original posting at … Continue reading →

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2019 – the end, 2020 – a beginning

Posted on January 11, 2020 by tcwells14

Even for a person who has spent the last 40+ years in genre fandom such as Doctor Who, Star Wars, X-Men, Avengers, 2019 was a memorable year for endings.  I’ve been a Star Wars fan from 1976 when I first … Continue reading →

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Hokusai the master

Posted on December 28, 2019 by tcwells14

In the time between Christmas and New Year’s,  there is usually chaos in Washington D.C.. Gift returns, shopping for yourself, watching streaming television… it’s exhausting. So take some time out for peace and beauty. Go see Hokusai, Mad About Painting. … Continue reading →

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Summer reading is mostly memoirs

Posted on August 17, 2019 by tcwells14

I read a lot but too much of it is on my computer. So I choose carefully when I decide to pick a up a book, and am likely to put one down if I am not taken with it. … Continue reading →

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