Journals of Journeys

I’m a big Big Brother … watcher. I wouldn’t say “fan,” though. It all has to do with that whole psychological aspect, but that’s another issue altogether.

I’ve watched BB9 from start to finish and like many other watchers, found it hard to favor one house guest over the other. It […]

This short story was inspired by actual events.

“He runs around in circles, will lay down for a bit, but then he starts whining.” On cue, the fifty-pound fur ball began to whine. Rhonda laughed, a very nervous kind of laugh. She looked up at the veterinarian sheepishly.

“Well, let’s find out what […]

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the most innovative addition to the dashboard, found on all 2009 makes and models of vehicles:

All the credit goes to Dave, the money, however, is going down the drain.

Friends, countrymen and drum corp enthusiasts,

This past summer the Pie Dudes and I had the privilege of going to one of the Drum Corp International (DCI) competitions at Stanford. It was a great experience and one that we hope to repeat in the future.

As such, I’m on the DCI’s mailing list […]

It’s spring. I was getting tired of the dark layout. It’s missing a few of the bells and whistles the last format had, so if there’s something you’d like to see return, let me know as soon as possible while I still have the old one running in the background on my end. […]

The television in our bedroom is set to turn on at 6:30 every morning. It’s tuned into the local news which usually recaps the news from the previous night. It gets a bit drab especially if you caught the late edition of the broadcast; they haven’t even taken the time to add new […]

Remember that wave of warnings that came out about a year (shoot, maybe even longer than that) ago to register cell phones along with home phone numbers on the Do-Not-Call National Registry? People were worried about receiving marketing calls on their cell and having to pay for the calls because of their cell phone […]

I’m elated…. my taxes are finally done! And now the creditors will be elated when I pay down the credit card bills. Or not. Of course the hubby is moping around. I think he was starting to plan out all kinds of toys to buy. Sorry, Charlie, we did that […]

The Pie Dudes were raised to eat their veggies (without complaint much to many fellow shoppers’ surprise when they’d ask for broccoli, carrots and such in the grocery store) “plain.” I’d steam the vegetables and serve them sans butter, cream, sauces and such. However, my husband prefers to slather his with all that […]