One of my five-year-old’s favorite movies is this one….The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I really should say, “One of my almost six-year-old’s” favorite movies….but Jenny likes me to wait until the day of the birthday to claim the “6-year-old” … Continue reading
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“HAH!!! LOOK AT THAT HOJO WITH THE PADDLEBOARD WIGGLING ALL OVER THE BACK OF HIS PICKUP!! THAT THING IS GOING TO FLY OUT ANY MINUTE!!! I WONDER IF HE’LL NOTICE? MAYBE I CAN SCOOP IT UP IF IT FLIES OUT….HMMMMMMM…..WHAT … Continue reading
The cat goes crazy when I go downstairs to make my coffee. That’s our routine….I creak on the top step, she hears it…knows I’m coming to do some things in the kitchen…and, also, knows that I’m going to open a … Continue reading
I heard a story on the radio the other day that was kind of interesting. It seems that when MIck Jagger was starting out in music, his vocal style was a little too refined for a blues band. An upper … Continue reading
Terrifying. … Continue reading
I heard an interview with Eric Weiner, the author of The Geography of Bliss, on public radio the other day. He was talking about something that he called “thin places”….places “where the distance between heaven and earth collapses and we’re … Continue reading
“a case of you” cover-Prince You take a great performance of a great song….a version you’ve never heard before….and it hits home even harder: “what planet do you come from to be able to write like this?” “A Case of … Continue reading
We watch a lot of “home shows” on TV. Shows about fixing up an existing house….shows about flipping houses….shows about building new houses…..shows about making your house nicer. It’s inspiring and irritating. “Irritating” because it gives us ideas that might … Continue reading
I wondered this morning how Joni Mitchell was doing. I haven’t heard much lately. Of course, I haven’t checked lately, either. Kind of quiet out there…..the news about Joni. Then I started thinking about her paintings…..and about how we’ll always … Continue reading
One of the perks of driving around all day delivering the mail is that I get to listen to the radio. I bought a Sirius radio when I’d been delivering full-time for about 4 years…and have a broader range of … Continue reading