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Up, Up and Away!
Just some pretty pictures from the Reno, Nevada Balloon Races earlier this month. (It really was worth getting up at 3:30 to see this!) …
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The Invasion of the Time Snatchers
I was taught that a ringing phone deserved to be answered. It meant that someone, usually someone you knew, was asking to talk to you.…
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Self Pity and KFAT
I’m at one of those places in life referred to as a “cross road.” After completing the three-hundred-fiftieth revision of my children’s book manuscript, I…
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The Secret Lives of Lost Socks and Other Misplaced Items
Most of us have had the experience of misplacing something. We usually start the search for the missing item by looking for it…
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Surviving the Heat Wave
The temperature in California dropped today – from a high of 108 yesterday to a mere 102 today. We are in luck, though, since Sunday’s…
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How to Survive in an Airport
The hardest part of any trip that requires an airplane flight is spending time in the airport. Granted, the flight experience itself is pretty awful.…
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Siri Doesn’t Understand Me and Other Miscommunications
When I was very young, I was convinced that the first line of the Star Spangled Banner was ” Oh! Oh! Sadie can see!” I…
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Surviving Customer Dis-Service
In the past few days, I have spent time on the phone and/or computer with three different entities, trying to resolve some problems. None of…
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San Francisco – The Dark Side
When I hear ” San Francisco,” I think of Tony Bennett singing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”, Pier 39, Cruise ships, the Golden…
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Flashback Fatigue – Warning, Movie Review Ahead
I’ve watched two movies recently, both of which were heavily laden with flashbacks. In both cases, I read movie reviews and saw the movie trailers…
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Learning to Loll and A post-Christmas Surprise
Lolling ( leaning or lounging about in a relaxed, lazy manner) is a skill that takes a great deal of practice; particularly for those of…
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