May was Grand Tour 2012. We rode the Sunset Limited from San Antonio to Los Angeles. The ride was very comfortable. The west Texas scenery was repetitive (we expected that). We got off in Los Angeles, did some sight-seeing (translate to looking for antique shops) and did the VIP tour … Continue reading →
Welcome to May’s Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour. If you’ve been following along, you know this month’s topic is “Deadlines: Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em.” Mostly, I’m indifferent. Deadlines are useful. They help when I’m planning my work. In fact, if I don’t have a deadline, and I’m not making the progress … Continue reading →
I thoroughly enjoyed the A-Z Challenge. From my perspective. Clearly, from the perspective of other participants, I was sometimes a pain. Why? – My Blogger login goes to a long-dormant blog, so anyone who participated in the challenge from a Blogger blog got that link if I commented back (until … Continue reading →
Just normal stuff going on. The yard is in much better shape this year than last year. Here’s the latest picture of our house stripping project: Notice how “ripply” the wall is on the left and center sections? Hubby has not reset the boards yet to snug them up. … Continue reading →
As regular readers know, Dazzle died last summer at eighteen years old, leaving a surprising legacy. A long and fruitful life for a chow-spaniel mix pound puppy. Dazzle was always special. On a September Saturday morning in 1993, my husband (who was not yet my husband) arose with a mission. … Continue reading →
I was going to use “zealot” for today’s word, but I think that word has negative connotations, and I wanted to focus on the positive as well as end on a positive note. “Zeal,” to me, is a much more positive word. It exudes enthusiasm and energy. It’s also efficient, … Continue reading →
I must have chosen this topic when I was much younger, because now I’m not certain I have the energy to cover it. Before age 21-25, time crawls. You can never get old enough fast enough. If only you could be at this point (specifically, some point in the future) … Continue reading →
Defined as a place of great beauty, luxury, and contentment. Alternatively, an Olivia Newton-John song from the 1978 hit movie “Grease.” Not Xanadu. Like Utopia, Xanadu isn’t a very realistic expectation. To make a Utopia experience, a whole lot of people have to do things they may or may not … Continue reading →
Wanderlust. Most people may equate this with a desire to travel. I’m looking at it in relation to writers not finishing projects. In some cases, I suspect the inability to finish a project or at least the desire to continually start a new project can be compared to the oil change … Continue reading →
We’ve noticed what appears to be an uptick in violence lately. We haven’t quantified it. It’s more of a general sense than anything, and we’ve had that sense periodically, so I’m not sure what conclusions, if any, to draw from it. More shootings. More assaults. More “hard” fouls in NBA … Continue reading →
