Month: December, 2009

Awesome read

So this morning, BFF Kay, her husband Bob, and their son Aaron came over for breakfast and gifts. It was a great time. Not surprisingly, three of us gave/got books for Christmas. We all love it. Mine was especially fantastic! The cover alone sparks interest. The subtitle of the book is What Your Teachers Never [...]

But I could have told you, Vincent…

…this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you. I love that song. One of the all-time best songs of the seventies. If you don’t know it, you have to listen/watch. It’s an emergency. Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889 by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) This morning I caught a link to “This [...]

RNF XXXI

Random Neuron Firings I’m not silly enough to think that Mike Holmgren coming to the Browns is going to reverse global warming or bring the boys home from Afghanistan. His track record on the sidelines is way better than in the front office, and Randy Lerner has been, shall we say, impulsive now and again [...]

Limping along

Ugh. Drying your hair. Reaching for a glass. Sneezing or coughing. Flipping over in your bed. Getting out of the bed. Putting on a sweatshirt. Using your toothbrush. It’s downright amazing how many times you use your neck and upper back muscles for mundane, everyday tasks. I am reminded of these on an hourly basis. [...]

Addictive

It’s the first day of my Christmas vacation. I love it. Well, I loved it until 5:30 a.m., when I stepped out onto my back porch to let Rousseau out, and promptly fell down the stairs. It was fantastic. So I decided to treat myself to some coffee and extended quiet time, along with a [...]