It’s that time of year. Ok, to be completely honest, I think it’s Been that time of year since about mid-August, but there’s a time and a place for everything – including Pumpkin Beer – so I’ve been staying away until the proper time. Now that the weather has started to lean more toward the …
Welcome to another installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: I’ve started digging into Queen’s Back Catalog, planning on eventually listening to every release in chronological order. Thing #2: Ad Infinitum released a new single last week: Surrender Thing #3: Be Flexible, or be Fragile. Thing #4: …
I got the idea for this week’s post from last week’s post. Here I am right on the heels of saying that the Blog has evolved into something other than being a primarily writing blog, and here I am, talking about writing. Well not exactly, because what I’m talking about will translate to other areas …
Welcome to another installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: On a clear night, take a pair of binoculars (if you’ve got them) and look at the night sky. You’ll be surprised. Thing #2: Prioritize yourself. Thing #3: I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned them before, but …
So…it’s been kind of quiet on Sundays here at the blog lately. It’s not that I’ve run out of things to say, it’s that I’ve been going through a bit of a transition in one part of my life which – surprise – has sent echoes through the other parts, which – also surprise – …
Welcome to another installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: Go read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab. You won’t be disappointed. Thing #2: Find your happy place. I’ll bet you’ve got more than one Thing #3: It’s the simple things. Thing #4: …
Welcome to another installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: Around 1989, Twisted Sister broke up and frontman, Dee Snyder, formed a band named Widowmaker. 1989 me would have been into them, but I discovered them on Monday, so I don’t know quite what I think of …
Welcome to another installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: I’m truly surprised at how little time it took for me to move my awareness of what day it was, to the back-burner of my day-to-day awareness. Thing #2: If you’ve never watched Rugby 7’s before, you …
Welcome to another installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: It’s been some few days since I’ve retired – and that first day, I didn’t quite know what to do with myself. Thing #2: We’re not machines, and nobody’s perfect – while true, and we all deserve …
For the past several years, I’ve been locked in “Conflict” with a spider that had set up shop in a stairway in the building I worked in. One day, way back when – I can’t exactly remember when – I spotted it. It had set up a web at the top of the stairs, down …