Monthly Archives: March 2021

If there’s one item I do detest, it would have to be the bi-annual time changes that slightly disrupt our systems. The fall-back change kicks my butt for several weeks. The spring-forward, not as much, barely. However, I am far … Continue reading →

This delightful movie, based on Upton Sinclair’s book, came out in 1967 and I believe we watched it the summer of 1968 at the Elwood Drive-In Theatre. I was confused because the young siblings from this movie actually lived on … Continue reading →

What a fantastic experience! Leaving The Haasienda was a bit of a chore! Chief saw me wearing jeans and tennis shoes and refused to come in from the deck! LOL! It was really kind of cute. I’m finishing up at … Continue reading →

It’s 9:45 PM and I’ve been sitting on the deck since finishing my last lesson that ended at 9:30 PM. I do find it funny that folks will countdown the number of days until the spring equinox, practically demanding the … Continue reading →

“Some folks dream of the wonders they’ll doBefore their time on this planet is through.Some just don’t have anything planned,They hide their hopes and their heads in the sand.Now, I don’t say who is wrong, who is right,But if by … Continue reading →

The older I get the less tolerant I seem to be with the “I can’ters” of the world who spend far more time bitching about what they think they cannot do rather than investing time to accomplish what they can … Continue reading →

When I began this morning at around 5:00 AM, after a nature break, I feared I’d feel sluggish by mid-afternoon but I’m still running on some energy at midnight. I finished teaching my online classes at 12:40 PM and threw … Continue reading →

Earlier this morning I could not locate any of the cardinals but at the close of one online class, I was summoned to the deck with my camera to find the crimson melodic belcher about 20 yards away. He gave … Continue reading →

Warm milk was a common staple in Carmichael Dining Hall in the Honors College Complex on the 1980s campus of Ball State University. The machines pumped out less than cold milk, every day, breakfast through supper. I was never a … Continue reading →

I’m usually quick to pick up on humor but every now and then, something will escape my comprehension. Sometimes, it has been yeas for me to figure out a punchline or reference. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s “Weekend Update” always seemed to … Continue reading →

My Grandma Donna and I left the Tway (Tradeway) store and walked across the covered opening into Carter’s Supermarket, two heavyweight shopping stores in Elwood, Indiana’s southern most shopping strip. Just inside Carter’s and against the large windows was a … Continue reading →

This was the first part of my morning while shivering on the deck, drinking coffee, and listening to this fine chap. Make it a great day even if you don’t have a cardinal and blue skies! It’s your choice.

Since the moment THE WEST WING pilot appeared on television on September 22, 1999, I was hooked. Twenty-two years later, I am still hooked. And, thanks to Cheryl Dowd for recommending THE WEST WING WEEKLY podcast, my deep interest has … Continue reading →

I’ve a 30-minute break in lessons, the first long break since 1:30 PM, and it feels like the residual dragging from the recent full moon is having an affect on everyone. Fatigue is robbing students of their energy and singing … Continue reading →

So much has been written about the devotion and love of dogs that I don’t think much more can be written; yet, their love is so incredibly deep I don’t think enough can ever be written. I could write an … Continue reading →

I grew up around the corner from my maternal grandparents, Leroy and Donna Barmes, who lived on the southwest corner of South A and 8th Streets in Elwood, Indiana, and at a very young age I began devouring every nugget … Continue reading →

The windy 35- degrees doesn’t feel chilly but the dull grey sky gives the atmosphere a slight edge. It was such a nice relaxing weekend, four days of restructuring, online book discussion, a great walk with Mama Kay and Laura, … Continue reading →