I have known a few people over life who worked where they carried keys, many keys. Keys in numbers that required big key rings. Some even used 3 inch carabiners because there were so many keys to keep track of. When I worked at a school many years ago the janitor jingled down the hallways with keys on his belt. Oh so many keys. Not being one who ever wore a belt I often … [Read more...]

It’s not just because we are in the throws of deep winter. It’s not because we are reaching for extra layers of clothes. It is however because of those things that layers of different things have come into view in the past few days. Let’s peel away some layers to peek at a few examples. It all started with the layers of things one might put on when building those turkey … [Read more...]

Sniveling is a bit of an older word I use occasionally. Sniveling is a type of crying but not with all the connotations that come with crying. Crying envelopes too many feelings from sadness to a stop telling jokes crying with laughter. Sniveling on the other had is, according to a peek at a dictionary is said to be “crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way.” My … [Read more...]

Most types of home made sandwiches are pretty straight forward. When making a sandwich at home there isn’t too much you can do with say the lowly ham sandwich. There’s the ham of course. The star of the show. Then the bread, mayonnaise and maybe cheese and throw on a leaf of lettuce. The lettuce is usually added only if you want to open that crisper drawer and, in my house … [Read more...]

I am a summer person. I make no bones about it. I am a fan of all fans and sprinklers and new mowed lawn smells. There isn’t one thing about summer that I am not all for. Even the hottest day lives happily within me. Even when I have to wash my windows after a dust storm mixed with a little rain has covered my windows with the muck of summer in June I am still a fan of summer. … [Read more...]

Unpredictable Predictability One thing about predictability. The sun will come up after the night passes. It’s nice to have that knowledge. That a new day dawns no matter what. As I and many of my more “mature” friends say, “I got up and saw green not brown.” Meaning we are still kickin it. Yes the sun coming up is knowledge that is unquestionably predictable. The … [Read more...]

It’s December. Christmas is sneaking around. Gifts are bought and hidden. Gifts are joyfully wrapped, placed under trees like doggie treats that are not to be sniffed at, shook or chewed on. Those whose names are written on little name cards taped to the secrets inside are told, “Don’t touch!” Oh the suprises of Christmas. But! Yes a jingle belled “but.” Here’s my story about … [Read more...]

There are more than a few sayings that have more than one meaning. Or the same words that can be read in different ways. The one that pops into my mind and has since I heard it from Mr. Black my English/Speech teacher way back in high school, is this one. “What’s in the road ahead?” That can also be read like this. “Whats in the road, a head?” Talk about two completely … [Read more...]