I thoroughly enjoyed the A-Z Blogging Challenge last month. Despite that, I have to give serious consideration to whether I will play along with these things in the future. I think it took time and effort away from other things I would have been better served doing. See, part of … Continue reading →
I’ve been fascinated with zoos my entire life. I was drawn in by more than the polar bears, but I’m primarily a mammal aficionado. Even so, I’ve enjoyed the reptile house and other zoo aspects. When Mr. L and I went on the “Grand Tour” train trip last year, we … Continue reading →
Here’s the original recipe for this tasty lasagna. There’s some great commentary before the recipe on the linked site, and I highly encourage you to check it out, but if you just want a great lasagna recipe and don’t care about how it came about, here it is: Ingredients: * … Continue reading →
In high school, I participated in my church’s youth group. I was elected president. We traveled to New Orleans in 1976 for a Bicentennial Youth Gathering at the Super Dome. I represented our church at a conference for youth during my freshman year of college. It was a great leadership … Continue reading →
What did I mean by this when I planned these entries so many months ago? I’m not sure, but I’m going to take it as a “bloom where you are planted” sort of thing. This month I’ve taken you on a tour of my varied interests. I’ve tried to keep … Continue reading →
A sad part of being a feral cat is life, even with someone helping you out with food and water, is tough. The odds are stacked against you from the beginning. When I first began looking at what appeared to be a burgeoning feral cat situation in my neighborhood, I … Continue reading →
That’s kind of how we chose where we’d relocate when we left San Antonio. We took a map of Texas and a compass. We measured out 150 miles with the compass on the scale. Then we placed the point of the compass on San Antonio and drew an arc to … Continue reading →
This may seem like an unusual entry, but weapons can be very technical in nature, and they’ve been in the news a lot lately. Please remember, weapons, for today’s purposes, firearms available for sale to the general public, are tools. They don’t have a life of their own. The do … Continue reading →
Weather is a good thing to keep an eye on. On May 15, 1968, an F5 tornado struck my hometown. You can see the wonderful Facebook page devoted to the event here. Or check out the NOAA page chronicling the May15, 1968 Iowa tornado outbreak, one of which was the … Continue reading →
Early in life, I wanted to be a veterinarian. I volunteered at a veterinary clinic on Saturdays while I was in high school. I studied pre-veterinary medicine at Ohio State (for a year). I got discouraged when I earned a “D” in College Algebra and College Chemistry. I thought that … Continue reading →