Do you ever have times in your life when things get so busy you have to think about finding the time to get even the most mundane things done? The work and "busy stuff" that needs to get done comes... Continue Reading →
"All you have to do is live." That's a quote by David Sedaris, one of my favorite authors. He was talking about being able to find material to write about. I happen to love his writing style and he inspires... Continue Reading →
Quito, Ecuador One of the things about flying for an Airline, is that you never know what's going to happen next. I was contentedly flying to Haiti, month after month out of Fort Lauderdale when the earthquake hit. We stopped... Continue Reading →
I had some visitors yesterday: These are Egyptian Geese. The only reason I know this is because I spotted them on the golf course around Christmas when I was working on another post. I snapped this photo and sent it... Continue Reading →
A lot of people "know" about Ecuador. This means they've read about it, or saw it in Geography class. I was in the same boat before I actually flew there. About all I remembered was that it was mountainous, the... Continue Reading →
I vaguely remember why I began this blog. I was going to go to the Cincinnati Zoo to work as a "Guest Keeper" and I was writing about working at a zoo for my book in progress called you-know-what. (Yes,... Continue Reading →
I don't mind vacuuming. Really I don't. I just didn't know it would be a full-time career. I have a good vacuum cleaner and it's rather soothing to be able to run my Dyson vacuum cleaner around the floor and... Continue Reading →
I'm in Caracas and will be leaving shortly. I had a long day yesterday, flying from Philadephia to San Juan and on to Caracas. Above is a photo of my hotel room. Here's another view: And here is the crushingly... Continue Reading →
I found this fabulous ceramic thing as the Reading Terminal Market. I loved it. I wanted it. It was 189 dollars. I didn't get it. But I named her "Tempest" just the same, as in "Tempest in a Teapot." I... Continue Reading →
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