Quiet Riot

 Whickens: 
When the Earth tentatively begins to wake from the death of Winter.

In just the last week alone, I've had power outages, snow days, power outages + snow days on the same day, wind storms, torrential rain, a chirping smoke alarm, and no green beer on March 17th (the horror!), but tonight the frogs are singing...

The new season is here, folks. I remember looking out the window early this morning thinking, "Spring Equinox, yeah right!" But the frogs are telling their stories tonight, relief from this long, tumultuous Winter is on the way, at long last!

xoxo 

Holding Out for a Hero

Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?
Where's the streetwise Hercules to fight the risin' odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night, I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast 
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life, larger than life 

Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach, there's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet

I need a hero 
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast 
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night 

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear there is someone somewhere watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood

I need a hero...

Written by, Jim Steinman, Dean Pitchford
Performed by, Bonnie Tyler  

Where My Quitters At?

From the front to back, well, is you feelin' that? Put one hand up, can you repeat that? Tryna tank my year, see I don't need that ...

I'm confident that my readers are NOT uncultured swine, but for the casual stragglers who somehow found themselves stumbling through what's left of the internet and landing in this very strange corner of it, feel free to click the link for educational purposes...We'll wait!

Now that we're all caught up, Happy National Quitters Day!!!

Ready ... Set ...

  Word of the year: Go!

xoxo 

My Wish for the New Year

"You have to be willing to look at your darkness in order to see the light." 
                                                                                            -Gabrielle Bernstein

I hope 2026 allows each, and every one of us to receive the clarity we deserve. Good luck out there, Lovers! Stay safe, party responsibly, and I'll catch ya next year!

xoxo 

Merry Christmas to All...

Mr. & Mrs. Apple Illustrated by, Jill Barklem

And to all a good night!

 

I know that ghosts HAVE wandered on earth

"You said I killed you— haunt me, then! Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! Only do not leave me in this abyss, where I can not find you!"

Emily Brontë, "Wuthering Heights," 1847 

All in All ...

 ... You’re just another brick in the wall. -Roger Waters

With Fashion Month winding down by the middle of this upcoming week, it seems the appropriate time for another one of my world famous (?) color rants. I just know you're all perched on the very edge of your seats, waiting for my piping hot take on the world of color as it pertains to fashion, fads, consumer manipulation, and a certain Color Cabal's choke-hold on the industry, and how out-of-step with the real world it all feels some(most)times. I'm afraid, however, this post isn't going to be that deep. 

I can hear all of your hearts breaking...