by vrtapscott | Oct 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chapter 2 “Toons.” – Eddie Valiant We stepped through into a whole different world. The sun was shining, and I could actually see it hovering up there. It was just a big circle with light coming out of it, but nothing that was too bright to look at. The...
by vrtapscott | Oct 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chapter 1 All the World’s a Stage Olive and I were sitting in the living room, snarfing popcorn and watching TV. It being near Halloween, we’d decided on some holiday related cartoons, the real classics. Which means we wound up watching, among other things, “It’s the...
by vrtapscott | Oct 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ever think about what goes into smelling? It’s an interesting question, really. I mean, the human nose is very sensitive to different types of smells. I mean, really sensitive. And there’s thousands of little nodes that do the detecting. It’s kind of weird to think...
by vrtapscott | Oct 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
As the song speaks about clouds illusions, and of course I can’t say much more than that to keep copyright from kicking up its ugly head, it makes me think about how we look at things. When we look at clouds from the ground, we see shapes and sizes, mostly flat. We...
by vrtapscott | Sep 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
The thing is, no one really knows what a real book is. I mean, at some point, I’m sure that Og the caveman sniffed in disdain about the newfangled books coming out written on pieces of wood instead of good solid craftsman stone tablets. Of course, yes, I realize I’m...
by vrtapscott | Sep 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s clearer today, but for the past couple weeks, looking out across the valley has been a challenge. It’s forest fire smoke season – and although it’s late this year it’s always a bit of a tough time to get through. Of course, as usual, what I start out...
