THE COUNT Turns the Page
18 October 2024 On 18 June 2018, I copied down the following words into my Red Book of Quotations from French Literature: p. 28 Ch....
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Oct 10
Show Your Work
10 October 2024 Trust is one intangible that gets abused on a daily basis. And once trust has been mangled, then broken, the victim has...
Sep 1
The Glory of Love
September 2024 The Glory of Love Composed and Written by Benny Hill You’ve got to give a little, take a little And let your poor heart...
Aug 18
Living with Jolene
18 August 2024 As the owner of a one-year-old beagle, i ought to label this essay, Jolene’s Life With Me. Such is not the case,...
Jul 1
The Welcome Committee
9 July 2024 Jolene is one year old today. It’s been quite a year, for her, for me, for Dear Husband. We spent this past year adjusting to...
Jun 27
Pass the Haggis . . .
1 July 2024 This past Christmastide, Mr. Milligan, he of Dear Husband and Webmaster identity, brought home what he called: “The...
Jun 16
Captured by the Captcha
Father’s Day 2024 This morning I attempted to purchase, online, a few exfoliating body scrubs from pureSCRUBS. Things went fine,...
Jun 1
The Thrill is Gone
June 2024 The Thrill is Gone by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away Yes, that thrill is gone, baby...
Mar 24
Pride of Protection
24 March 2024 My Jolene is but eight months old as I write these words. She’s little, but she does not see herself as under-sized in any...
Mar 4
The Light of Inspiration
4 March 2024 I awoke this morning rather early, at least for me, at 5:45. The name of a man with whom I’d worked decades ago appeared in...
Feb 13
Pick Myself Up
Presidents’ Day 2024 Pick Myself Up Music by Jerome Kern, with lyrics by Dorothy Fields Nothing’s impossible I have found For when my...
Jan 21
Running with The Big Dogs
21 January 2024 Jolene is an adolescent now She likes to run with the big dogs. She reminds me of me during that growth phase! I have...
Nov 1, 2023
She's a Dog
All Saints Day 2023 She’s A Dog Original composition and lyrics by Peggy Lee and Sonny Burke; Rewritten by Debra Milligan She’s a dog and...
Oct 1, 2023
Falling Leaves
October 2023 Chanson d’automne 1866 by Paul Verlaine Translation into English by Debra Milligan Les sanglots longs Des violons De...
Sep 9, 2023
Kissed by the Wind
9 September 2023 Kissed by the Wind My Jolene is a beauty queen but more than that — She’s kissed by the wind, and that’s a fact. Her...
Sep 3, 2023
Jolene
3 September 2023 Jolene Music and lyrics by Dolly Parton Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene I’m begging of you please don’t take my man. Jolene...
Aug 17, 2023
The Impossible Dream
Labor Day 2023 The Impossible Dream Composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics by Joe Danton To dream the impossible dream To fight the...
Aug 12, 2023
End of Summer 2023 - And That Reminds Me
Music based on the Italian instrumental, “Concerto d’autunno”, by Camillo Bargoni; English lyrics by Al Stillman, Paul Siegel I hear the...
Aug 1, 2023
Fly Me to the Moon
August 2023 Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars. Let me see what spring is like on...
Jul 15, 2023
Blu-rays without Borders
Mid-July 2023 Into every household, some out-of-date film DVDs must fall. In my household, many of those DVDs are quite old, going all...
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