Autumn Cooking Urge Isn’t a Hallmark Movie
As I type this blog, post-season baseball is in progress. It is a chilly autumn day–the high will be in the mid-40s. I’ve been looking at the weather forecast all week, anticipating this day. Because I’m going to make chili for the first time this season. It’s perfect weather for it, and chili is the […]
Believe
Long before Ted Lasso hung his now-famous BELIEVE sign in the AFC Richmond men’s locker room on the Apple TV show bearing his name, I had the same message hanging on my office wall. An author friend sent me a button. And a former boss’s holiday card hung in my corporate cubicle until the day I […]
A Touch of Sadness
The other afternoon, my husband asked me if I heard a cat. I did not. Several hours later, a neighbor knocked on my back door and asked if we owned a kitten. She’d seen one under her porch the previous day then saw it in our front yard. She was shocked that the tiny bit […]
When People Know You Too Well
One of my favorite “comebacks” is rubbing my pinky finger and thumb together while saying, “See this? It’s the world’s smallest violin, and it’s playing just for you.” Well, a friend happened to be in Barnes & Noble a few weeks ago and found something just for me: And yes, it plays a sad, sad […]
State Fair Pasta
A few weekends ago, my husband had a multitude of plans that involved him being out of the house for long stretches of time. This does not happen often on the weekend. I had a hankering for a dish I call State Fair Pasta, which he claims he doesn’t like because sausage isn’t healthy for […]
Learning Patience
I’ve stopped letting things I can’t control bother me. There’s no point getting myself worked up over events I can do nothing about. I don’t mean big picture things–I can still call my politicians, write letters, donate money to causes that matter to me, but the every day annoyances that come with life no longer […]
August is the Sunday of Summer
I always feel as though society crams as much as it can into August, the last complete month of unofficial summer. A final gasp, if you will, of all the promises made at the beginning of the season. And frankly, it’s exhausting. Yes, I am blessed to have friends and things to do, and doubly […]
Curb Enthusiasm
The city in which I reside decided to replace the curbs on the main street outside my house. This has turned into a long, noisy project. While they have the street dug up, they’re also doing something to the storm sewers. The side street outside my office window turned into a parking lot for workers’ […]
Dungeon Crawler Carl: A Book Review
I’ve heard about the book DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL for several years. I finally decided to give it a shot. While I’m glad I did, I will not be reading the rest of the series. I found the first book of the series was nothing but a version of THE HUNGER GAMES for boys who like […]
Is It Live or Is It…
Back in the days of audio and video cassettes, Memorex brand had commercials asking, “Is it Real or Is It Memorex?” or “Is it Live or Is It Memorex?” The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made me think about these commercials again. Is it live/real or is it AI? Now someone has created an […]