Nowhere to hide

I used to write all of the time and as of late, this hasn’t been the case. I’ve been trying to ignore the fact that I haven’t been writing. But, eventually, I have to come face to face with my own…laziness? lack of inspiration? lack of time? something. Today, I opened the file for an… Continue reading Nowhere to hide

Brrrr….

The hardest thing to me about Michigan is the everlasting cold. Right now I am freezing, and I will be freezing approximately until June. This is the time that I need to really pull out my positive thinking. And that is what the Cranberry Splash Sierra Mist is for. This is me trying really hard… Continue reading Brrrr….

Still appreciating

It’s hard to focus on fall, when it certainly feels like winter. I think I need to be thinking chestnuts roasting on an open fire or something like that. I am feeling rather domestic right now and I really like that. This morning I made bagels according to a recipe that I have used a… Continue reading Still appreciating

Quiet

I can’t believe that it is actually quiet right now. In fact, the clicking of my keyboard might be the noisiest activity right now. There isn’t any TV on. The young one is playing with his some toys. I can’t believe it. When quiet serendipitously happens, I feel like I should stop whatever I am… Continue reading Quiet

Unnerved

I realized today that for the last, say, three years that the ibuprofen that I keep kept in my desk at work has been expired. Unnerving. I find that every time I hear a reference to “tapping the TARP” on the radio, it seems semi-sexual to me. I imagine it describing some act that I… Continue reading Unnerved

one, two, three…

How do the weekends go so quickly! Thursday evening, I bought the Nike+ sensor thingie to go with my iPod so that I could track any running that I do. I’m glad that I did. I am trying (again) to take up running. Once upon a time, I was thinking about running a 5k, but… Continue reading one, two, three…

Liquid cake

Eggnog tastes like liquid cake to me. Maybe that in and of itself is enough reason to feel festive and to be happy. I picked up a copy of Kindred, by Octavia Butler today at the library. I have picked up and checked out her work before, but I think that this is the time… Continue reading Liquid cake

Untitled

Today, I got Alex’s school pictures. When I got inside after work and put everything down on the counter, there I saw my son’s picture alongside Barack Obama. I loved the image and felt compelled to record it. For the fall/Thanksgiving project, today’s theme was sweet potatoes. For dinner, I made Black Bean and Sweet… Continue reading Untitled

Yesterday…

So, I’m not going to say anything pithy as I am sure that there is a lot of pithiness going around today (I bet there is vitriol as well, so I will stay away from that as well). Yesterday’s November is Thanksgiving item was beer. Not because people get drunk at holidays, but because of… Continue reading Yesterday…