Category Archives: REALITY

Well, if it starts wearing a plaid flannel shirt I’ll know I’ve been replaced. Actually, this is my new friend, Griz, a Vermont Teddy Bear that’s come to keep me company on the couch. He doubles as an eyeglass holder … Continue reading →

On the table for consideration: Learn Inform7 and write one good interactive piece; finish a couple of the hypertext stories; get the inspiration for a novel; get at least two short stories published; get a job I love–maybe in some … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This ‘hanging’ is an applique I made for my mother one Christmas, probably close to thirty years ago. Now I hang it on my kitchen door. I can’t use the round quilted tablecloth I made for her, our table’s a … Continue reading →

What is it with certain bloggers named Judith; are they just born bitter? (Remember last summer's artist commenter who likely had a drink or two over the good manners limit?) This one declares that I'm clearly "not a cut-abover" as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This post from Mary Ellen echos my thoughts and is so well put that it just might stop me from growling "Merry Christmas, Goddammit!" at my more politically correct-minded friends: When I wish you a “Merry Christmas”, it does not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I was in the local CVS a bit ago, choosing a birthday card for a friend. It struck me then how odd some thinking is on bias and being politically correct. There were special sections for greeting cards on "aging." … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Everyone else has pictures of the turkey brown and crisp, pies still hot and aromatic, a groaning board of table spread out in white linen with the fine china and silver and complete with napkin rings and individual salt shakers, … Continue reading →

I try to be grateful for something every day, but I’m an up-and-down sort of folk and sometimes need reminders. With the new propane stove, I was able to remove the stovepipe I’d put through the barn wall, covering it … Continue reading →

With every down, there's an eventual up. Today brought three uppers to keep me floating above the swamps of human despair (sorry, it's just the mood taking over the language). 1. The free gas range is likely still usable though … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, yes; the Amazon book shipment came yesterday–even the USPS agrees: And though I signed up for “email notification” I’d not received one word from them since their initial email stating that they were “informed” of a deliver to be … Continue reading →

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On November 11th I placed an order with amazon.com for some books. Their email came within hours that the shipment had been given to the United States Postal Service. This was not good news. Amazon's easy tracking system got me … Continue reading → Continue reading →