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Category Archives: Humor
Defending the Chamois
The extraterrestrial has moved from the gardener to the blogger. If the gardener baffled, the blogger bewilders. Once again the Human Ambassador is summoned. ET: Why is the blogger frustrated and unhappy? HA: She feels pressure to remove some favorite things from her writing. ET: … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Random Ruminations
Tagged blogging, chamois, dumbing down, ian mcewan, wodehouse, writing
163 Comments
Flying Carpets
As I sit down to write about airport carpets, it occurs to me that a dear friend’s description of my blog as “quirky” might be right on the money. It can’t be helped, I’m afraid. I am drawn to the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged airport, carpet, denver, minneapolis, monument avenue, PDX carpet, Phoenix, Portland, Richmond, tattoos
142 Comments
Freezing in Florida
The only difference between this post and being trapped at somebody’s house as they whip out their laptop to regale you with vacation pictures is that here you have the option to move on. But I will attempt to lure you … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Humor, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged flagler college, florida, lightner museum, plumbing, st. augustine, Virginia, winter
135 Comments
Life’s Little Luxuries
Little sister and I were hiking on Sunday when conversation, in between huffing and puffing, turned as it sometimes does to things apropos of nothing at all. Mary brought up the subject of indulgences, the little luxuries that help make life … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Random Ruminations, The Boys
Tagged chinese foot massage, coffee, little sisters, luxuries, taiwan, west highland white terrier, westies
138 Comments
Fitbit Reality Check
When The Bossy One recently suggested I get a Fitbit to track my activity level, I thought it seemed a good idea. I’ve learned to follow her “suggestions” having learned a long time ago that she’s right about most things. Bossy, but right. Over the … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Humor, Random Ruminations
Tagged 10000 steps, belle isle, civil war, exercise, fitbit, fitness, hiking, James River, little sisters, Max, Richmond, Virginia, walking, west highland white terrier
160 Comments
Blame It On Jamie Lee Curtis
Why I would imagine that the color of my hair would hold an iota of interest to you, dear reader, cannot be explained other than to say I learned the hard way that it’s a subject that can ignite opinion, solicited or … Continue reading
Minotaurs, Ukuleles, and New Year Ponderings
The Chinese refer to 2013 as the “Year of the Snake,” but for me it will forever be my Year of the Minotaur. It seems that whenever something finally blips its way onto my personal radar screen of awareness, it then reappears so frequently … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Humor, Music, Random Ruminations
Tagged chinese zodiac, jake shimabukuro, Richmond, street art, The Minotaur, ukulele
93 Comments
Tomato and Plum
We were at the check-out of an apple orchard near Charlottesville with our bags of Pink Ladies and Pippins, when I spied the crate filled with apple-shaped ketchup dispensers. What the heck, we agreed. We’re never going to find the … Continue reading
50 States of Thanksgiving
Well, what do we think of the recent New York Times article on Thanksgiving dishes evocative of our fifty states? I don’t know….they seemed to be somewhat on track with the two states I’ve lived in as an adult, but they really went off … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Humor
Tagged Colorado, corn pudding, Grandma Helen, grape salad, Massachusetts, Minnesota, recipes, thanksgiving, Virginia
90 Comments
Weekly Photo Challenge: Cover Art: Sphinxes
For this week’s Photo Challenge, stimulate your creative process and imagine which of your images you would like to see gracing the cover of a book, an album, or a magazine. Sadly, this is what the publisher deemed acceptable as cover art for a James Patterson … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Challenges, Humor
Tagged sphinx, weekly challenge, west highland white terrier, westies
63 Comments