Category Archives: Life
Heads Up! A Party Invitation
I wanted to give you a “heads up” that the next Use Me and Abuse Me Day is coming up this Wednesday, June 6th. That’s the day you can come to my blog for a virtual party. You are welcome … Continue reading
Fractured Dreams – Flash Fiction Friday – You Choose
The aroma of fresh pine began to wake her from a deep sleep, but she hung on to the tendrils of a hazy dream. If she opened her eyes it would slip away forever. The warm caress of memory pulled … Continue reading
Date Swap!
Graduation celebrations, town festivals and picnics filled this Memorial Day weekend. The unofficial kick-off to summer rocked and yet I noticed an underlying somber mood. Americans were reminded of the service men and woman who gave up their lives for … Continue reading
This is so Hideous!
Are you sick of the word awesome? I use it all the time in comments, posts, and daily life. I also overuse amazing, fabulous and fantastic. Some words start to feel worn out after a few years while others still … Continue reading
A Misspent Saturday Night
I think there is something wrong with me. I never give up. I am like the head on the ground in Monty Python and the Holy Grail who yells at the knight who has beheaded him, “Come back and fight … Continue reading
Filed under Humor, Inspiration, Life
It’s Show Time!
A thought wriggled into my mind the other day. Okay, hold your jokes about how that was a momentous occasion. It occurred to me how blogging is like live theater. I took a class many years ago and remember when … Continue reading
From My Kitchen Counter with Love this Mother’s Day!
I don’t know how I would have gotten through the drama of grade school or high school without my mom. After I skipped home from school, she would greet me with a smile, something warm out of the oven for an … Continue reading
Filed under Humor, Inspiration, Life
My Gelatinous Friends
As spring slides into summer, my thoughts turn to jellyfish; don’t yours? I find these undulating sea creatures so fascinating with long tendrils trailing behind their gelatinous bodies. They are the ballerinas of the deep while dancing through the ocean … Continue reading
WARNING: Blogging May Cause Side Effects
It’s been one year since I started blogging and there have been some noticeable behavioral changes in my life. I live like a college kid. I stay up late writing a new post much like I wrote term papers and … Continue reading
Use Me and Abuse Me Day!
This is the day you have all been waiting for. It’s Use Me and Abuse Me Day! I hope you will participate in this virtual blog party as part of my blogiversary week! All you have to do is go … Continue reading
An Invitation to Promote and Party!
My one year blogiversary is this Friday and I have been trying to come up with a way to celebrate. If you have been following my blog, you know how much I LOVE to party, so this will be a … Continue reading
A Heatwave Cometh Early – A Photo Essay
April 13th, 2011 A lot has been written about global warming and it has become a hot political issue. Pun intended. Regardless of your stand on whether it exists, it has been a warm spring here in Boulder, Colorado. Last … Continue reading
Filed under Humor, Life, Photography
How I Became a Mass Murderer
When I was a little girl, ants mesmerized me. While outside in the hot summer sun, I watched as they carried crumbs, leaves, and small twigs back to their coffee ground-like hills. I imagined the tunnels underneath like catacombs spread … Continue reading
Filed under Humor, Life, Photography
Roxy’s Ghetto Mittens – My First Video!
A couple of weeks ago, my son Kelly showed me a Youtube video called Kitten Mittens. It was hilarious! I have wanted to learn how to video edit and after watching it, I recited one of my mantras. “I can … Continue reading
KO’d by Karma
As most people know, karma can be a rude evil witch that blindsides us when we least expect it. To me, karma is the reaction to our actions in the universe. Sometimes it is negative and causes the boomerang to … Continue reading
