Archive for May, 2009

Socks to America

I do not like genealogy.  Never have.  Probably never will.
I can be standing in line at the grocery store or at the airport and a complete stranger will end up telling me his genealogy.  All the way back 8 generations.
It’s gotten to be a family joke. 
But, I don’t find it funny.  I must have [...]

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Another Great Read

Talk about being humbled.  Here, I sit as I write:  in a 4 bedroom home, 2 1/2 baths, carpet on the floors, with electricity and indoor plumbing and heating.  I have a stove, fridge, microwave and dishwasher.  PLENTY of clothes and shoes.  And food.  All that I want.  Whenever I want.  And if I need [...]

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Ugh!

Chop, chop, chop.  Bend, bend, bend.  Whack, whack, whack.  Ache.  Ache.  Ache.  Yard work.

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

On Writing Well

The book On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser languished on my list of books to-be-read.  For years.  Somehow it just wasn’t compelling reading like The Bonesetter’s Daughter or The English Patient or even The World is Flat. Three months ago, I bought it at a bargain book sale for [...]

Monday, May 4th, 2009