The last year FLEW.  I can still remember blogging last year about the anniversary of 9/11.  It will be 10 years next year.  Hard to believe.Yesterday, I found myself feeling angry at a lot of things.  Strangely, it's not the terrorists that I feel the anger for - they've become something like phantoms in myContinue reading "9 years later…"

Oooh!  I'm liking this "linking to other blogs" stuff.  But before I share some more, two things.One - last night I was reading some old blog posts, and I realized I never posted the conclusion of the Lawn Mower Wars.  Shame on me!  The abridged version is that the key to our heroine's mowing troublesContinue reading "More fun links…and a few random thoughts…"

Oooh...look.  Pretty new background and style for my blog.  It's like a makeover, but doesn't require me to lose weight or wear fake eyelashes.Today I start a new weekly feature where I highlight a few blogs/websites I like (and add them to the new list at right). I finally realized that it's time to startedContinue reading "new look (and links!) for my blog"

Back to the future...back to life, back to reality...Well, you get the point.  I'm back in Arkansas after a 10 day furlough, during which I conquered the New England, LA, San Diego, multiple airports and seared sesame tuna.  It was a good trip! Day 2 in San Diego consisted of a self-guided tour of theContinue reading "Back to the grind…back in the saddle.."

As I've been typing, the moon has risen in a perfect bisection of the curtains in my downtown San Diego hotel room.   Another good omen for what's been a great vacation so far?  I hope so. When we left off before, I was waxing pompous about a photograph I'd seen at the Getty.  Seriously, though,Continue reading "Moon over San Diego…"