For 16 weeks now I’ve posted twice a week. I am considering myself a real blogger. It’s time to reflect on the good, the bad, and the ugly. I have 42 blogger followers. I pick up one or so a week now. They are “real people” followers. The spam filter does a great job of weeding out the junk followers. I’m happy with that number. … Continue reading Blah, Blah, Blog
The most beautiful thing about friendship is the ability to communicate with one another….. really communicate. Communication to me means being able to express yourself openly and to have someone understand. Breezy, my just-turned-five-year-old granddaughter, is one of my closest and tiniest friends. She is humorous and entertaining. She is a great listener too. I simply love conversing with her. I’d rather talk with her than just about … Continue reading My Tiniest Friend
We all arrived at the W in Buckhead about the same time. After we got checked in we changed clothes and went to the pool. The W has a great rooftop infinity pool. We were enjoying just chilling on a Friday afternoon. Em, Lynn and I became acquainted with two sisters at the pool. We were enjoying chatting up with them. They were loud and … Continue reading The Spark Package
I wish I had a picture of him. I had one once, but I’m not sure what happened to it. He was new at our church. He came out the front door and introduced himself to me on the sidewalk. The preacher had recommended me to him. Seriously! He was a new divorcee in our congregation and the preacher had recommended that he meet me, one of … Continue reading Disastrous Date
A friend from high school had it posted on her Facebook page. 20 things all Texans have done at least once. And, by and large, it rings true for me. I’m not going to run through all 20; you can read it for yourself. But some of them are worth a comment or two. Number one is “you’ve taken a road trip to South Padre.” Check. … Continue reading Texas 20
I’m a wee bit naive. I always have been. When I was in grad school I lived in a duplex apartment with another grad student. Frank lived next door to us. He was 35ish. He had a really huge dog named Rocky. He drove a big SUV and had a boat. I used to talk to Frank every now and then. I took note of … Continue reading “Fiberglass” Sales
Am I brave? I really don’t think so. In the spring I attended a global leadership event in which bravery was the theme. It got me to thinking about whether I am brave or whether I have ever displayed characteristics of bravery. Dictionary.com defines bravery as courage. It lists these synonyms: intrepidity, fearlessness, boldness, daring, prowess, heroism, pluck, spirit, audacity, nerve, mettle, and spunk. So, … Continue reading Workplace Bravery
I am a horder. There. I’ve said it. Admitting it is the first step to healing, right? No, I’m not one of those people who would be on the TV show. But, I do tend to keep stuff for quite a while. Really I like to think of myself as a collector. I still have the gym bag I made in home economics in 8th … Continue reading A Horder of Stuff
I was headed to downtown Atlanta for a meet with a friend I hadn’t seen in 25 years. We’d met at church when I was in grad school at the University of Oklahoma. I was pretty excited to see my friend again; we’d reconnected through Facebook a couple of years ago. I work south of the airport so I hopped on 19-41 at 4 pm … Continue reading Juke Joint Journey
In 2007 I went to China for two weeks. I’m not sure how it is now, but then you couldn’t just bring your cell phone along and expect it to work. It was difficult, especially in the rural areas, to make a phone call to the states. Even in the major cities it was impossible to make a call with a phone purchased in the … Continue reading Letters from China
Tower of Twins 