I dislike trophies. I believe in gift cards, useful items and things you can actually use. Trophies are great the first day until you have to figure out what in God's name to do with them. I've noticed that Pilots... Continue Reading →
I got the nicest surprise the other day that was almost as gratifying as watching my Greys suck down about a pound of "Chop" right after I make it: I was zipping through my email while simultaneously slurping down coffee... Continue Reading →
My neighbor Sheila stopped by yesterday. She occasionally helps me out around the house when I get so overwhelmed with things, I can't keep up. If it wasn't for her I'd never get through my "Job+Job+Job" situation. She and her... 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'm in dire need of a haircut. I hate getting my hair cut because it's boring. I cut all of my hair off about 1995 because I'd had it up to about here with messing with it. Now I'm so glad... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a chilly, chilly day for south Florida. When I took Mattie out yesterday morning it was probably only about 40 degrees outside. Laughable for those of you in the frigid parts of the world, but nevertheless, this is... 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 →
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