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The Rosie Project
…And here is what I decided to read next: The Rosie Project: A Novel by Graeme Simsion I began this book yesterday evening (February 27). By page two I was already laughing! This one probably won’t take me very long … Continue reading
Lost for Words
So yes – I did stay in England; I am now reading Edward St. Aubyn’s Lost for Words. This story, however, takes place in modern England. And Mr. St. Aubyn’s books are always a hoot – very clever and funny. … Continue reading
Too Funny…
On March 16th I started reading a book that my sister had and recommended – I was in the mood for something light. And this book was perfect – totally silly, really; but extremely enjoyable. I laughed my ass off: … Continue reading
Doc Martin
Another thing that I’ve been enjoying lately (again, thanks to my sister who discovered it) is the British TV series “Doc Martin.” I LOVE this show! And it’s addicting! I just cannot say enough good things about it, it is … Continue reading
Crazy Cat Lady?
I recently learned that the people who lived across the street from the house where I used to live (where my brother-in-law is now living) packed up and moved away a couple of weeks ago. And there was a question … Continue reading
August 2014
August was originally named Sextili in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC. In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of Augustus [from Wikipedia]. It’s kind of amazing … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged art, Balance, creativity, FUN, history, holidays, humor
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Jack Vance
On January 17th, I started reading Tales of the Dying Earth, by Jack Vance. I finished that book on Thursday and yesterday I eagerly started reading Songs of the Dying Earth – which is a tribute to Mr. Vance, edited … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Books, Ruminations
Tagged books, entertainment, Fiction, FUN, humor, writing
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Tidying up…
I often jot down things that I think I might want to write a blog post about, but sometimes I don’t end up getting around to it – so I thought I’d just put some of these things here and … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged creativity, family, health, humor, insanity, politics, questions, work
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well, this is interesting…
Every so often I check my spam mailbox to see if there is anything in there I need to look at before I delete them. And once in a while I find some strange and interesting things. Here is today’s … Continue reading
“Priceless”
I really don’t like to forward emails all over the place or repeat what everybody else is saying, etc., etc. – but once in a while something strikes me. I just got an email today from my brother with the … Continue reading
Bits and Pieces…
Happy Monday! Well, first of all, I am rather proud of myself for doing the housework I’d decided to do today. I have lately determined that Monday is my day to do that and to work on the garage (per … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged art, Balance, community, creativity, goals, humor, NATURE, writing
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09/9/13: a final thought…
…OK, so I’ve been trying to keep up with having a blog. I am told that writers and artists (or anyone who wants to be “seen” in some way) need to make daily use of all of the Social Media … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged humor, questions, TIME, writing
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WHAT, REALLY???
You have a Transfer worth $12M USD with us in the bank of America FROM THE DESK OF: MR.BRIAN MOYNIHAN. TELEX DEPARTMENT BANK OF AMERICA NEW YORK BRANCH OFFICE, USA. EMAIL: BRIANMONYNIHAN@ZING.VN INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) IN AFFILIATION WITH THE … Continue reading
Here’s another good one…
From: A 0 L T E AM <hello@wxxinews.org> Sent: Thu, May 2, 2013 3:28 am Subject: S E C U R I T Y A L E R T ! Dear Customer, Your E-mail account has exceeded its limit and … Continue reading
We’re in trouble now…
I think this is hysterical – here is the text of a spam email my sister got today. She says, “Oh no! I’m in big trouble!” I have copied and pasted the email text verbatim. Too funny. From: … Continue reading
2/9/2013
I started a new puzzle yesterday – it’s called “Gecko Madness.” It’s another 1,000 piece monster – I actually got this for Dalton once because he is so good at puzzles, but he never did even open it. Now, every time he happens … Continue reading
a storage unit story…
An interesting thing took place shortly before Christmas: I had driven to our storage unit, where some of my things had been moved from out of the garage at my old place. I wanted to get some of my Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Ruminations
Tagged holidays, humor, relationships
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