Well, All-buddies,
After an exceptionally l-o-n-g drive, I am safe in Nova Scotia, and will be here for a week of VACATION!
So, this is to let you know that I'll be on vacation, in body, mind & blogging :)
Catch you on the down swing!
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Monday, July 25, 2005
Let's Discuss...
So, here's a question to pose to the masses...
Is it considered stealing or being economical if you take extra straws or napkins from a fast food restaraunt? I'm not talking about taking three & only using two. I'm talking about grabbing fistfuls for purposes other than that session of imbibing.
What do you all think?
Is it considered stealing or being economical if you take extra straws or napkins from a fast food restaraunt? I'm not talking about taking three & only using two. I'm talking about grabbing fistfuls for purposes other than that session of imbibing.
What do you all think?
Friday, July 22, 2005
Things That Should be Illegal
Men in full military uniforms, riding motorcycles, driving behind me on the way home from work.
It's really not safe for the female populace that drives, speaking as one of those females, because how in the world am I supposed to look at the road when there is a real live army guy following me on a motorcycle??
Had he been of a little darker skin tone, and had a guitar strapped to his back, I would have surely been in the ditch!
It's really not safe for the female populace that drives, speaking as one of those females, because how in the world am I supposed to look at the road when there is a real live army guy following me on a motorcycle??
Had he been of a little darker skin tone, and had a guitar strapped to his back, I would have surely been in the ditch!
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
I've been busier than...
* a one-armed wallpaper hanger
* a one-legged man in a butt kicking contest
* a sister who's brother's family is moving into the house next door... oh wait, that IS me!
That's why there has been a non-plethora of blogging, but I'm happy to report that the whole kit & caboodle of them is moved in, and we are now happy co-inhabitants of the beautiful white house that Evan & I grew up in... just on different sides of the mudroom.
* a one-legged man in a butt kicking contest
* a sister who's brother's family is moving into the house next door... oh wait, that IS me!
That's why there has been a non-plethora of blogging, but I'm happy to report that the whole kit & caboodle of them is moved in, and we are now happy co-inhabitants of the beautiful white house that Evan & I grew up in... just on different sides of the mudroom.
Monday, July 11, 2005
The Lost is Found
I found my James Taylor CD! Mom & Dad got it for me for Christmas, and I've been missing it for more months than I had the opportunity to enjoy it.
My whole apartment had been searched many times to find this CD. I had looked in every CD case I own... more than once! Peaked under things many time, I had. I looked on top of things (which was quite a task... dragging chairs all over the place), and in things where CDs should never be, in hopes of finding this Musical Master's greatest hits. All of these were to no avail, so I resorted to what every normal human being resorts to... I started accusing people of stealing my music!
"Are you SURE you didn't borrow this CD, and both of us have forgotten about it??"
Well, yesterday Amy & I were out for lunch (North Garden - YUM!) and I was whining once again about this misplaced CD. All of the sudden I had an epiphany! The one place I hadn't look was in my walkman. Within minutes of getting home, I was rifling around for my CD walkman-thing. I held my breath as I opened it up, and there, in all it's beauty, was the longed-for CD!
I felt like a modern day parable. The woman who swept her whole house for the coin - except I'd take James Taylor any day over a coin!!
My whole apartment had been searched many times to find this CD. I had looked in every CD case I own... more than once! Peaked under things many time, I had. I looked on top of things (which was quite a task... dragging chairs all over the place), and in things where CDs should never be, in hopes of finding this Musical Master's greatest hits. All of these were to no avail, so I resorted to what every normal human being resorts to... I started accusing people of stealing my music!
"Are you SURE you didn't borrow this CD, and both of us have forgotten about it??"
Well, yesterday Amy & I were out for lunch (North Garden - YUM!) and I was whining once again about this misplaced CD. All of the sudden I had an epiphany! The one place I hadn't look was in my walkman. Within minutes of getting home, I was rifling around for my CD walkman-thing. I held my breath as I opened it up, and there, in all it's beauty, was the longed-for CD!
I felt like a modern day parable. The woman who swept her whole house for the coin - except I'd take James Taylor any day over a coin!!
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Just One Ticket, Please...
This past Friday, I took the day off to go to the beach. When I woke up that morning, I was greeted by gray, rainy skies. Being the phlegmatic that I am, I took the weather in stride and decided to do something else. Who am I trying to kid?? Of course I didn't! I was mad, and decided to go the beach anyway, dang it, because that is what I had been looking forward to!
So, I loaded myself and a picnic lunch into the car and set off to the North Shore of MA, because that's where the beaches that I love are located. I wasn't sure which beach I would go to, or what I would do when I got there, but I had a backpack full of books & sweatshirts and knew that it would be a happy day despite the grayness.
As I headed into Gloucester I suddenly knew what I wanted to do! I parked at a wharf and bought a ticket on a whale watch that was leaving in 20 minutes. It was a fabulous afternoon. The ocean has a way of clearing my head, and it was four hours of peaceful fun. It was pretty foggy, but once we reached the spot where the whales had been spotted by other boats that morning, the fog cleared a little, and we were able to watch a humpback for over 45 minutes. She was feeding on fish right near the surface, and we could see her mouth opening as she caught all the fish, and then her tail as she dove down to get more. It was fascinating!
I'm becoming very aware that I have something to be treasured, in my single status, because I can still do things spur of the moment. That may not always be the case, and I want to take advantage of it while I have the chance. In the last few years I've realized that it can be exciting to do things by myself, and that there's no shame in ordering just one ticket.
So, I loaded myself and a picnic lunch into the car and set off to the North Shore of MA, because that's where the beaches that I love are located. I wasn't sure which beach I would go to, or what I would do when I got there, but I had a backpack full of books & sweatshirts and knew that it would be a happy day despite the grayness.
As I headed into Gloucester I suddenly knew what I wanted to do! I parked at a wharf and bought a ticket on a whale watch that was leaving in 20 minutes. It was a fabulous afternoon. The ocean has a way of clearing my head, and it was four hours of peaceful fun. It was pretty foggy, but once we reached the spot where the whales had been spotted by other boats that morning, the fog cleared a little, and we were able to watch a humpback for over 45 minutes. She was feeding on fish right near the surface, and we could see her mouth opening as she caught all the fish, and then her tail as she dove down to get more. It was fascinating!
I'm becoming very aware that I have something to be treasured, in my single status, because I can still do things spur of the moment. That may not always be the case, and I want to take advantage of it while I have the chance. In the last few years I've realized that it can be exciting to do things by myself, and that there's no shame in ordering just one ticket.
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