Packing for travel
Thursday, November 29th, 2007I checked the weather forecast for the next three days. I packed accordingly and took my trip. I drove just over 300 miles due east. East is on the same latitude and typically has no climate changes. Boy, did I miss the mark on this one. It was the first year I began to travel [...]
It starts with a question
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007When people ask questions, most of the time they want answers. Questions reveal needs, desires, and wishes. One afternoon in 1965, after a football practice at the University of Florida, the coach asked why his players did not urinate after a game? This question made one person start doing some serious research. Dr. J. Robert [...]
Puzzled
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007Spaceships flew in from the top, firing futuristic cannons. Before I knew it, Vader’s face became clearer as the pieces came together. I was working on a five hundred-piece Star Wars puzzle. Out of everyone working on it, I might have contributed to fitting around a hundred pieces.
At one time or another you have worked [...]
Playing Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 24th, 2007We were always traveling to our various parents for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Being with family is always good. But Pam and I talked about some of the wonderful holiday traditions we had growing up and realized that we were not beginning any for our kids. When you rotate who you visit and have at least [...]
Turkey or Ham
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007Every year we sit and indulge. I rather enjoy it, eating should be a sport. I could medal in this event easily. But when I choose what to eat this year, I get mixed messages. For years we were told that the turkey contains tryptophan, which makes you sleepy. But recently they say the amount [...]
Dressing
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Is it me or does dressing look like soggy plywood? Particleboard soufflé pretty well describes it. I realize that dressing is like meatloaf, you either love it or hate it, and there is no middle ground. I now cook the greatest dressing because my mom taught me. She knows because her grandmother was the cook [...]
A binding history
Saturday, November 17th, 2007The last three weeks were a whirlwind. I attended the Mid-Atlantic Conference just outside DC, the ECPA conference, the Alabama State Meeting, (they celebrated 100 years) and CLASS conference. My creative time has been limited. What writing I have done has been longer than short bursts for blogging. I do not write long blogs – [...]
Batting Practice
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007The bat sits just off the back shoulder, you await the pitch. Seeing the ball sailing down the middle of your wheelhouse, you swing and connect. It flies off the end of the sweet spot of your bat. The ball shoots straight for the centerfield wall, but will it clear? Back, back, back the centerfielder [...]
You are here
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007Do you need to know where you are? Most times probably not. But when you wander into a mall you have never shopped in before and you need to find a certain store, you walk up to the nearest directory that shows a map of the mall with diagrams of where all the stores are [...]
A missed hour
Monday, November 12th, 2007OK, it has been a week since the time changed back. Living on the very eastern most part of the central time zone makes dark come way too early. The official sunset time this week is 4:40 and each day we loose about a minute. In the fall we gain an hour but it feels [...]
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