Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
I’ll start today’s rant with the dumbest thing since Labor Day. No, I don’t mean to imply that Labor Day is a dumb thing – that’s a temporal reference – and yes, I’m using that term in an effort to make Mary think that I’m thinking of Star Trek, which I am. She probably won’t... Continue Reading →
Once again, it’s time for Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday. I know where I’m going with this, but it’s going to take a while to get to the prompt: “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘precious.’ Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!” If we were having a beer,... Continue Reading →
Today is a very special edition of Thursday Doors – I am sharing doors from Atonement, Tennessee, the charming and very mysterious town created by Teagan R. Geneviene in her series of novels. If you enjoy reading Teagan’s serial stories, you will love these novels. Horsefeathers, (as Teagan would say) get on with the news,... Continue Reading →
A long time ago, my wife and I realized that we don’t enjoy many of the same ingredients on pizza. We tried “half with…and half with…” but we don’t eat the same amount of pizza either. Besides, I’m always worried about olive juice seeping under the cheese onto my half. We started ordering two small... Continue Reading →
Remember that "if a tree falls in the forest..." thing? Well, there are even more important questions. Albeit they are less arguable from the corners of physics, metaphysics and philosophy – which is good 'cuz if I brought those into a post on a Monday, I'd be in trouble for sure. Let's ponder. The idea... Continue Reading →
We are back in the bar for a relaxing break and my weekly attempt at handling Linda’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt. This week, Linda gave my buddy an idea for a little snarky fun. Her prompt: “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘card.’ Use it any way you like. Enjoy!” If... Continue Reading →
Looking for the little blue frog? You’ve come to the right place. Following in the footsteps of Manja and Joey, I am sitting in for Norm today as your host for Thursday Doors. Norm will be back next week, but the door fest continues in his absence, and the gallery is open for business. As... Continue Reading →
I know that many of you are not sports fans. That’s OK. If you are a sports fan, you might appreciate this story. If you’re not a sports fan, you can add this to the list of behaviors you’re happy not to be associated with. Win-win – everyone gets a prize. It’s no secret that... Continue Reading →
I started a new card in my Trello notebook with the title, but before I could jot my thoughts into a comment box, I started wondering where that expression came from. Of course, I googled. I didn't find an entry for the etymology of the phrase – that is to say it wasn't in the... Continue Reading →
