28 January 2026 There was a time, long ago, when I was in my teens and twenties, that I intentionally permitted myself to be misunderstood.  I’d like to say it was for the greater good, as I’ve watched this situation transpire with our heroic President; but it was for the sake of survival, which, one could say, is a greater good.   Once a person has submitted herself, and subjected herself, to that unkind treatment of her self, there’s not much that she can do to undo it.  I

End of December 2025 Bésame Mucho Music by   Consuelo Velázquez, with English lyrics by Sunny Skylar Bésame, bésame mucho   Each time I cling to your kiss, I hear music divine   Bésame, bésame mucho   Hold me, my darling, and say that you’ll always be mine   This joy is something new, my arms enfolding you   Never knew this thrill before   Whoever thought I'd be holding you close to me,   Whispering "It's you I adore" Dearest one, If you should leave me Each little dream woul

December 2025 I’ll Never Find Another You by Tom Springfield There’s a new world somewhere   They call the promised land   And I’ll be there someday   If you will hold my hand.   I’ll still need you there beside me   No matter what I do   For I know I’ll never find another you.   There is always someone For each of us, they say   And you’ll be my someone   Forever and a day   I could search the whole world over   Until my life is through   But I know I’ll never find another y

24 November 2025 Yesterday, I commented to Dear Husband the lively exchange that comprised my introduction to a young man, an electronics technician for the Associated Press.  It was early summer when I ran into him (quite literally) in a soda shoppe in Washington, D.C.   “I’m a trouble-shooter,” He said.   “I’m a trouble-maker,” I replied.  “Please don’t shoot me.”   In the end, five long years later, I had to shoot him, metaphorically speaking.   “I don’t know if I’ve ever

15 July 2025 If I Were Your Woman By Pam Sawyer, Clay McMurray and Gloria Jones; Changes by Debra Milligan If I were your woman and you...

May Day 2025 Last month, Dear Husband was tasked with the unenviable task of finding his birth certificate — of discovering if he even...

March 2025 Holding Out for A Hero by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford; Changes by Debra Milligan Where have all the good men gone and...

January’s End 2025 Too Many Rivers by Harlan Howard; French translation by Debra Milligan I wish I could come back to you, dear Cause I...

1 November 2024 Don’t Fence Me In by Cole Porter Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above,   Don't fence me in.   Let me...

October 2024 Anymore By Jill Colucci and Travis Tritt I can’t hide the way I feel about you   anymore.   I cannot hold the hurt inside...

21 August 2024 Years by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan; changes by Debra Milligan Faded photographs   The feelings all come back   Even...

21 July 2024 I watched a vintage Western the other night whose plot revolved around the murder of a banker.  He was shot dead as he...

Mid-July 2024 East Virginia Traditional English folk song from the Southern Appalachians; changes by Debra Milligan He was born in east...

Independence Day 2024 Ghost Riders in the Sky by Stan Jones An old cowpoke went ridin’ out one dark and windy day   Upon a ridge he...

Start of Summer 2024 The Ballad of High Noon Music by Dimitri Tiomkin, with lyrics by Ned Washington; changes by Debra Milligan I won’t...

Summer Solstice 2024 The Wayward Wind Music by Stanley Lebowsky, with lyrics by Herb Newman The wayward wind is a restless wind A...

June 2024 The Streets of Laredo American Cowboy Ballad As I was out walking the streets of Laredo as I walked out in Laredo one day I met...

May 2024 Red River Valley Traditional American Cowboy Love Song From this valley they say you are going, I shall miss your bright eyes...

April 2024 I’m Not Lisa by Jessi Colter I’m not Lisa My name is Julie Lisa left you years ago My eyes are not blue But mine won’t leave...

April 2024 Down in the Valley Kentucky Mountain Song Down in the valley the valley so low Hang your head over Hear the wind blow. Hear...