Friday was my last full day in Squamish visiting my daughter. After dropping her at the bus station, I worked through my To-Do list but didn’t count on the sun pulling me outside. Doing the laundry was my undoing. Instead of throwing things in the dryer, I scouted for a drying rack in the back [...]
Reblogged from Listful Thinking: The truly great thing about this planet is that it’s full of all kinds of people, some of them horrible, some of them charming, and all of them occasionally smelly. Of course, some are smellier than others. There’s a certain kind of person who gets up early and drinks shakes with [...]
Back in the 80′s, Christian leaders and secular therapists were skeptical of the “Inner Child” idea. Twenty-some years later, I’m not so eager to throw the baby out with the bath water. I think there’s some merit to “Inner Child” therapy. I think it has some Biblical moorings. Jesus loved children Jesus must have spent [...]
This post is about confusion. I’ve started and stopped several times. I read a blog about Lazy Cakes that inspired me to comment on them, too, but I’ve never eaten one or seen one in real life or known anyone who has. All I can say is I’m concerned about a culture that needs to [...]
The story of Andrea’s costumes continues… In elementary school, Andrea dressed in Colonial garb for several school reports. In fifth grade, her teacher declared she had a future as a Williamsburg guide after her convincing performance as a milliner. When American Girl dolls became the rage, she entered a competition to have a doll named [...]
If you use Facebook, I found a blog post that should bring a smile to your face and a few “a-ha” moments. Emily Post would be proud. Consider this “Facebook etiquette for dummies.” I have a few Facebook gripes to add to the list. “Re-post this if you care” posts. Often these posts make me [...]
Of course it was raining when I was supposed to meet Ali at Dunkelberger’s for the makeover photo shoot. And of course I neglected to bring quarters for the parking meters. And my assignment was to find a pretty outfit and smile for the camera. So I was nervous. Yesterday when I left the salon, [...]
The February 2011 edition of Reader’s Digest has a cover article that’s worth reading. Lisa Davis interviewed Gary Taubes to learn more about his new book Why We Get Fat–and What to Do About It. Taubes creates ruffled feathers in the health establishment that has preached the mantra: a low-fat diet prevents obesity. He is [...]
I just devoted several hours making changes to this blog to make it easier to find things. When I’ve encouraged people to visit my site, I realized they needed to read some of the very earliest articles I posted to get the back story. Then everything else I’ve written makes sense. Even the articles on [...]
This is my last entry in the Monarch Morph Project. Yesterday was Day 22. All five butterflies have emerged and flown away. In my last post, I introduced you to Mary Beth and John and made the prediction that the last three butterflies would be male. Well, I admit my eyesight wasn’t keen enough to [...]
