Uncategorized Common Medical Practice? 13 Jun 201113 Jun 2011 Does anyone besides me find it odd that medical offices always want to do routine updates to your basic files when you are sick? Shouldn't this be done during routine…
Uncategorized Mosquito Bait 7 Jun 20117 Jun 2011 It's officially summer. I have the proof. Thoroughly dotted with raised whelps under my knees, on top of my knees, wrists, elbows and legs, I tell the tale of the…
Uncategorized “Never Regret! If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” 4 Jun 20114 Jun 2011 Authors have a unique perspective on life. Whatever happens - good or bad - can find its way into a story, poem or novel. So everything is fodder for the…
Uncategorized Black Bear Friendly or Not 1 Jun 20111 Jun 2011 Black bear sightings at our property in Virginia are exciting to us. We love to watch them. Sometimes they come through routinely enough to become recognizable - yes, they have…
Uncategorized “Either write something worth reading about, or do something worth writing about.” 31 May 201131 May 2011 Benjamin Franklin, born more than three hundred years ago, left us with many valuable thoughts. Among them; "Either write something worth reading about, or do something worth writing about. This…
family… Newest Family Member 28 May 201128 May 2011 Introducing our newest family member who arrived at 9:45 this morning. His name is John - John Deere - and though he isn't a newborn, he's certainly got a life…
Uncategorized Female vs Male Brain 27 May 201127 May 2011 As women we are accustomed to running interference with spills and damages. We clean up, repair and set things straight - ask questions later. Men however, seem to operate from…
Uncategorized Joplin, Missouri Tornado 24 May 201124 May 2011 Harold Camping may not have been accurate in his doomsday prediction for Saturday, but for the people in Joplin, Missouri on Sunday, it probably felt like the Apocalypse. And for…
Uncategorized May 21 Doomsday Prediction 18 May 201118 May 2011 Why are we so caught up with our own demise and every self-proclaimed expert or (false) prophet who professes to know more than the angels in heaven? How is it…
Uncategorized Writing At The Writers Retreat 14 May 201114 May 2011 Yesterday, we began class with a surprise bag of items that had to be thrown out onto each table when Rhonda said 'go'. Each item then had to go into…