Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
I follow Jesh’s All Seasons blogfest, but I’ve never participated. Her topic this week – Made from Trees – is close to my heart, so I thought I’d cheat and enter the post I wrote about my current coffee table. Well, it seems I didn’t really write one. Oh, I wrote several posts where I... Continue Reading →
Maddie has us very well trained. Sometimes, she is particular about whether I need to take her out or the Editor has to take her. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter. Monday, it mattered. It had snowed overnight Sunday into Monday. I spend several hours clearing the driveway and sidewalk of 8"(20cm) of heavy wet snow before... Continue Reading →
Broken and bent, that’s what I always say. Actually, I tend to say: “…rules are rules. Until you can change them, follow them.” But, that’s the boring day-to-day me talking, not the rule-breaking-damn-the-torpedoes me who wishes he did radical things. So, what rules(s) am I breaking and bending? Well, I’m either breaking the “I don’t... Continue Reading →
If you follow this site through week after week of One-liner Wednesdays, Thursday Doors and Stream of Consciousness Saturdays, you might find it confusing when I say that I don’t normally respond to blogging prompts. “Um, Dan, 75% of your posts are in response to a blogging prompt.” You might say. To which I would... Continue Reading →
If you’ve come for the doors, you should know two things, 1) Norm is taking the day off, but 2) of course there will be doors. But first, I want to take a few moments to thank two special people in the universe that is WordPress – Norm Frampton, and Linda G. Hill. Norm, of... Continue Reading →
So, Linda G. Hill decided to give us a difficult Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt, and Laura tagged me in a Christmas question thingie. Linda is offering bonus points, so I have to work with that. “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘hairy.’ Use it any way you’d like. Bonus points if... Continue Reading →
While the title could be the one-liner for today, I prefer: “You snooze, you lose.” Or perhaps, “The early bird gets the worm.” Or maybe, “Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” On the other hand, sometimes, we need a nap. Last week, Linda G. Hill announced the #SoCS Badge contest. I... Continue Reading →
I had been planning to share the first part of this story for months. Actually, I’ve been planning to share it since before WATWB was a thing. It was about 10 years ago when the various government agencies started planning to add light-rail service between New Haven, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts. At first, we thought... Continue Reading →
Those of you who have followed me for a while know that I don’t usually respond to awards or challenges, save for the three regular challenges I participate in. However, every now and then, someone tags me on the right day and it sticks. Still, there is the issue that I don’t do well with... Continue Reading →
