Fall is falling all around the country. Every year is the same. Every year is different. Every year there is something special to enjoy and probably fear, just a little bit. But! Yes an annually changing “but.” Every year brings something new to the table of life. We just have to learn to see it coming and either embrace it or get out of the way of things we can’t fix or … [Read more...]
Is this you? Exploring vs. trespassing
That “Free Will” thingy that we all have within us is really something. I like my free will. It let’s me choose to have the salad or the ice cream. It makes it possible to choose to watch the documentary on the life of a gnat or the movie Air Force One just in anticipation of saying along with Harrison Ford, “Get off my plane.” Because there is no doubt we all know people to … [Read more...]
Is this you? Potato, Po-tot-toe
Yes of course I know potottoe is not a word that my computer understands. I tried po-tot-toe to see if that worked. Nope. So, I tried tomato, to-mot-toe. Nope. All I ask is that you indulge me. How in the world is a writer supposed write potato, potottoe, like the song goes, to start this story off. There have been some amazing sunsets in my neck of the woods this summer. I … [Read more...]
Is this you? If we were snails
Into each life some rain must fall. Well unless you live life on Mars. I have heard there is no water on Mars. Making the availability of evaporation and condensation out of the question. Of course without that rain and the clouds, we would miss the promise of clouds with silver linings. I know. I know. I am the forever optimist. We all have the expectation of privacy. If we … [Read more...]
A Toss Is Not A Throw
It was pure luck that paired me with my other half. Some how, and for some reason we were a good throw and catch couple. Over the years I learned just how to throw things to him. He was on the roof and needed a hammer. Up it went. Down in the well pit and needed a new pressure switch. Coming down with out the part falling in the mud. There are couples like that. If there had … [Read more...]
Is this you? Text or Call
It might be that most of the people I interact with are of my generation and the younger ones know me fairly well. When they want to tell me things, they need to write it all out in texts, I don’t do alphabet hieroglyphics. I don’t even do “lol.” I write HAHA. Apparently I also am out of step because I like my emoji line-up. There are some really cute ones out there and as long … [Read more...]
That Dang Rule Of Threes
If there is a rule of three I suspect it was somehow put into place by some wizard, maybe even Merlin himself. You know, he wanted King Arthur to see his powers so somehow he created three things to happen in a fairly quick manner. Things he could control. A tree fell in on a corner of the castle. A court jester broke an ankle whilst jesting before the king. And his topper? … [Read more...]
Is This You? A World’s Fair Has No Comparison to Intimate County Fairs
The answer is yes. There are still world’s fairs. The next one, oh wait. By the way they are no longer called world’s fairs. They are World Expos. The next World Expo will take place in Osaka, Kansai, Japan between April 13th and October 13, 2025. Not sure about you, but. Yes a world wide “but.” I will not be attending the World Expo in Japan. I can’t imagine all the things … [Read more...]