Speaking of the Energizer Bunny ...
the answer to the question of a week or ten days ago is: blue flip-flops... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Bread and Soup
I once fantasized about running a cafe that sold bread and soup. It would be a comfort place, with the scents of bread baking and soup simmering on the back burner. There was a place in Portland (Oregon) where they put their soup in bread "bowls," with the cut out bits served on the side to dunk or... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Last Days of the Curmudgeon
Andy Rooney does his last regular essay on tonight's "60 Minutes." Newscasters on other networks are paying verbal tribute to the 92-year-old who's finishing up a 30-year gig with tonight's broadcast. Someone said "60 Minutes" is the most respected news show on TV. Maybe so. I remember a time when I... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
The Queens of Mean
One thing I used to love about female impersonators was their sense of humor. When I worked at the college I was drawn to those super-fems who love to rip apart the ladies of show biz and the clothes horses on campus. These bitchy not-broads are like the fashionistas who frequent red carpet parades... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 30, 2011
It's an epidemic...
Everyone's doing it. Daughter Robin's in law school, holding her own and working like hell. Daughter-in-law Liz is going for her masters' degree online while working at Walmart. Son Joe is at trade school two nights a week going for a certificate in HVAC -- there's always work for a guy who can fix... Sign in to see full entry.
Red October
In St. Louis that's the catch phrase for the Cardinals going into the playoffs. They were ten games down, considered by many to be out of it. Kinda like '64 when they were almost counted out. And then came the winning streak, the bats got hot and the wins kept coming. A couple nights ago it was down... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Nanowrimo? No.
A year ago in August I was up to my eyebrows in ideas, plots, character design, etc. for my NaNoWriMo adventure in November. I was chomping at the bit for the 30-day writing marathon. And I wrote the 50K words, got the "winner" badge from Chris Baty of the Office of Letters and Light as a reward. At... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Writers Digest email newsletters
Sometimes the WD "newsletters" are sales pitches for their webinars on how to -- and sometimes they are valuable little gems, lessons for writers looking for a market. Nothing like having someone pay you for your work to make you feel necessary in this world. Today's was in the jewel of great price... Sign in to see full entry.
The difference between faith and knowledge
A few Sundays back, Pastor Willis did a sermon on the difference between faith and knowledge. He decided to use the tried-and-true method of example and story-telling to make his point to the faithful gathered in the pews. "You see Mr. and Mrs. Jones there in the front pew? And there are their... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The Jerry Springer Show -- Facebook style
My ex-husband's three nieces -- all in their 30s and 40s -- carry on regular cat fights on Facebook. It's the only way they can pull hair and scream at one another, since they live in three different states. It's embarrassing to share a family name with them. I'm trying to decide what to do about it... Sign in to see full entry.