What’s on Television?

What’s on Television?

I’ve become incredibly discouraged with television. Not so many moons ago, I could flip on the TV and find something wildly entertaining, or at least fun, interesting, or educational on one of our four channels: a mystery (think CSI) or a comedy (think All in the...
Talking  to Grandma

Talking to Grandma

I was having trouble thinking of a blog subject this morning…you know a sort of writer’s block or, more appropriately, a blogger’s block, trying to think of something interesting, funny, engaging, and appropriate. My eyes focused on an old photo of my grandmother,...
Siri’s Serious Spelling Snafus

Siri’s Serious Spelling Snafus

I learned to spell in elementary school and continued my learning through the rigorous spelling tests that carried over into my high school days. My third-grade teacher, Mrs. Nichols in Emmett’s Wardwell School, promised to buy a nickel ice cream cone for the whole...
Trapped Fat, Covid Curse, or Ancestral Gift?

Trapped Fat, Covid Curse, or Ancestral Gift?

I got on the scale this morning, first time in a while, and OMG, it is time to do something drastic. I weigh more today than when I was pregnant, which was a long time ago because my youngest is nearly a half century. I have about three sizes worth of clothes in my...
Semper Fi

Semper Fi

Today is the Marine Corps 245th birthday, and our family is proud to have been a part of this force for over fifty years. People who know me personally know that we are a Marine family. My husband (looking very spiffy in his dress blues for eternity), myself, our son...