Many who have been around me long enough will have heard me grumble much about cheap pens. So much in fact I have often joked semi seriously that my epitaph will be “She hated cheap pens!” Can you imagine those who peruse headstones in the graveyards? They’d either giggle themselves silly in this place most [...]

Can I tell you a story?…..I like to find quiet places when I leave the office for lunch and today I parked my car too close to some bushes rather than crowd another. Getting out, I was literally in the bush for a moment. At a bench I sat down to do my thing in [...]

My husband has been working overtime the last couple of days to groom our yard and fix those “things” needing attention around our house. I was quite pleased about this since our “built in” sprinklers work again. We have a habit of mowing them down on a regular basis. I’m sure this is to dull [...]

“I’m going to hit him with the stapler!” she said Looking at her expression I didn’t doubt for a moment she intended the very violent action she spoke of. Inwardly I was asking myself, “Father, what do I need to say? Do you want me to give sound advice or draw the target? After all [...]

“Out! Out! You Demons of Stupidity!” Saint Dogbert This quote, though not as well known as literary masters, is still one worthy of deeper discussion. I wonder if there really are demons for stupidity? I meet a lot of people and some of them surprise me with the vacuous existence their mind seems to dwell [...]