I give you the Neanderthal Philosopher
Bouncing around inside that big empty space between my ears was an idea. Bing, Bang, Bong! It ricocheted about, each time hitting a wall growing in intensity until the idea could no longer […]
Only Don can ‘Rush’ to judge so listen before opining
Yeah. It has been pretty darned depressing watching the world spin into a hazy, crazy vortex of emotional reactions and bullying commentary by . . . oh . . . everybody. And, to set the record straight, as bearer of the name, only I, Dandy Don is allowed to “rush” to opine about stuff. Remember, […]
Stuff to think of on Valentine’s Day: taxes, crickets and then end of the male species.
Ah, February. Groundhogs, ice, snow and hearts of red, Valentine’s Day. To all, tell the ones you love that you love. And, if you really want to spice up your Valentine’s conversations, here are some topics to discuss. Taxation Without Representation Nothing can get your blood boiling like good lovin’ and talk about that which […]
Thoughts on a cold Sunday night
Like over 100 million other Americans, this past Sunday I hunkered down to watch the 52nd playing of National Football League’s Super Bowl. And, like many I have thoughts (unlike you, I can publish mine in print — yup, it’s great to be me). * * * This was the first big game in years […]
So, does a word have power? Lets find out.
CRAP! January 2018, done. Stick a fork in it. Did you know eight percent of our year is already gone, like the snow and ice that fell prior to Monday? Yup, it’s true. And, before you question my mathematical capabilities, as a highly skilled practitioner of Don Rush Math, I stand behind my eight percent […]
Local trumpet player has tickets to play here and abroad!
Atlas Twp.– -Laura Senish, 14, a student at Genesee Early College and township resident has been selected for the 2018 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall and Sydney Opera House. She will perform the trumpet Feb. 4 in New York at Carnegie Hall and July 21 in Sydney, Australia at the Sydney Opera […]
Say Stage III Anaplastic astrocytoma 3 times fast
So, there I was minding my own business and sharing it on social media, whilst reading up on everybody elses business on same said social media when . . . PING! . . . I got a message from a young lady I had a crush on when we were both in the third grade […]
So many memories for such a small room
Number One Son (Shamus, 20) has not laid his weary head on his pillow, in his bedroom at Casa D’Rush in over a year. And, for most of that time span the door to his room has stayed closed. Yup. I just kept the door shut and let things stay as they were when he […]
Good night 2017, good night (and good riddance)
What is it Tennessee Ernie Ford sang about? Another day older and deeper in debt? Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s it. When I think back to the year that was, 2017, I feel another year older (tons more gray in my beard) and deeper in debt (when something gets paid off, something else breaks that […]
Looking for a miracle this Christmas? (look in the mirror)
Across these great, fruited plains of America (including the almost frozen tundra of our Mitten State) folks are thinking about miracles — it is that time of year. Folks either believe in one miraculous birth or they don’t; they either believe in miracles or are hoping for one to intervene in their lives. What is […]