I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t like to eat out at restaurants unless it is for a specific occasion or because my taste buds yearn for something whose preparatory process exceeds my culinary skills. I really hate the notion of “having” to eat out because there is not enough time to prepare a meal at home. Most food in restaurants these days seems to be primarily variations on a fried theme; little variety exists from one place to…
This first Saturday in November was a day, for me, that was marked by chills, all kinds of chills. The chills began at 7:30 am this morning when the alarm went off the first time. I was huddled under the covers, but I could feel the chill in the morning air. Harley and the kitten were strategically positioned under the covers as well. Harley was pushed up against me and the kitten found a warm spot between me and Weber….
I am getting to that age where I find myself saying, “Times sure have changed!” I am learning to live happily with some of these changes. Like .. . Grocery sacks that have moved from paper to plastic to reusable Paying all my bills without licking a single stamp or envelope The ability to carry every music recording I own with me at all times thanks to my iPod Pets can be micro chipped so that should they get lost,…
After our second night in the old/new house, the battle between its two male occupants is tied. Male Parental Unit:1 Adidas:1 See below for highlights from this week’s match up. “The Point Earning Move” For details of the first match between these two slumber seeking boys, please see this blog’s previous post. Stay tuned to see who wins the tie-breaking match. The winner will snooze away on his very own blow up air mattress. (Bed linens are not included in…
We spent our first night in our “new” house this week. Well, it’s not really new, but it feels new. You may remember that back in the spring we began renovations on Weber’s house in Dallas. We had hoped to move before school started in August; for many reasons this did not happen. These are not necessarily bad reasons, they are just reasons. And for these same reasons, despite the fact that we spent the night in the house, the…
We spent our first night in our “new” house this week. Well, it’s not really new, but it feels new. You may remember that back in the spring we began renovations on Weber’s house in Dallas. We had hoped to move before school started in August; for many reasons this did not happen. These are not necessarily bad reasons, they are just reasons. And for these same reasons, despite the fact that we spent the night in the house, the…
Yesterday I walked into the office at school and our beloved administrative assistant was filling a bowl with this year’s first round of Halloween candy. Today as I passed by this same bowl, this is what I saw. What is it about the last piece of any kind of food? I see similar images when I walk by the doughnut table at church on Sunday mornings. By the time the late service begins, one lonely doughnut sits on a platter…
Yesterday I walked into the office at school and our beloved administrative assistant was filling a bowl with this year’s first round of Halloween candy. Today as I passed by this same bowl, this is what I saw. What is it about the last piece of any kind of food? I see similar images when I walk by the doughnut table at church on Sunday mornings. By the time the late service begins, one lonely doughnut sits on a platter…
Here is a list of random thoughts in need of context. Feel free to insert them into a place that works for you. I wrote it down. Therefore, it is written down. Those who are voted most likely to succeed may fail. The converse is also true. Sometimes a rainbow is just a rainbow. If it is good for you it might actually taste good too. Wisdom often comes in tattered packages. If I have it all then I have…
Here is a list of random thoughts in need of context. Feel free to insert them into a place that works for you. I wrote it down. Therefore, it is written down. Those who are voted most likely to succeed may fail. The converse is also true. Sometimes a rainbow is just a rainbow. If it is good for you it might actually taste good too. Wisdom often comes in tattered packages. If I have it all then I have…