Another plug for The Writer’s Almanac

Besides interesting poetry, there are fun little snippets from history about those who have contributed to the written word.  I never knew the book below was written by a woman.  To check our or subscribe to The Writer’s Almanac, click here.
It was on this day in 1818 that Mary Shelley published her gothic horror novel Frankenstein, or The [...]

A delightful, laugh-out-loud post

I was reading Margie Haack’s post today and was cheered!  Give it a read and be cheered too!
http://toadsdrinkcoffee.blogspot.com/2009/01/buried-not-dead.html

Breast Cancer Awareness Caddie?

I know it’s a Mary Kay thing, but couldn’t we kill two birds with one stone?

Brrrrrr (I’m feeling poetic)

There’s something quiet about the cold, something private.
Perhaps it’s the way we hunch over keeping our arms as close to our sides as possible, our hands tucked into pockets.
With our ears to our shoulders, we do not invite the friendly conversations or simple nods hello from passersby.  
As we enter into the warmth of inside, [...]

Happy Columbus Day?

Does anyone else think it’s weird that we celebrate Columbus Day, and that the government workers get the day off? I mean come on.

virgin post

Okay, so’s here’s what is hopefully the first post of many. I often think of things that I want to blog about, and my voice in my head says, “I should blog about that.”