I recently came to the sad conclusion that I must give up eating chocolate. In all its forms. Entirely. That’s a whole food group kicked out of my diet. Because I tended to overindulge, and it started making me sick. I won’t go into detail. Let me just say that the consequences of eating chocolate [...]
Jul 072010
I got the idea for this quilt months and months ago. I had all these smallish pieces of fabric, because I have a friend who likes to hang out in fabric stores. Being one of those people who is attracted to bright or shiny things, I invariably ended up buying a handful of [...]
In the face of all the rotten things that are going on in the world right now — the earthquake in Haiti, the drunken staggering economy, the fact that I can’t find a job and have no money and may have no water or electricity, or a home, next month — I came across something [...]
Dec 242009
I actually wrote this story three years ago, and sent it out to some friends and family members in a holiday e-mail. I thought I would publish it again here, because now I have the tree painting to go with it. I had planned to send out a few hand painted cards this year, but [...]
Yeah. A lot has been written about writing. Whole books. Shelves of books in bookstores and libraries. How to write. When to write. Where to write. What to write. Who is writing. Writing is an art. It’s a science. It’s a hobby. It’s a living (breathing, teeth-gnashing monster). It’s a construction zone. For all the [...]
Jul 032009
I wanted the fireworks to go on forever — or at least for the rest of the night. It’s the way I feel every Fourth of July — never enough fireworks. But this year, 1976, I was in the Air Force, watching the display from a grassy knoll near the practice tee at Luke Air [...]
Jul 022009
Tuesday night I went to one of those meetings of the local computer counter culture. Another attempt to expose myself to another way of thinking, working, solving problems. Kind of like taking a calculus class (and, oh, I suck at math). I’m never very sure going in if I’m actually going to get anything useful [...]
May 082009
The past two weeks have been off-routine for me. I had to skip the Wednesday doggie update, and for that I apologize. Today’s post is also going to be a little off-topic, as I haven’t been working much on my drawing/painting efforts. A week ago yesterday I had a job interview that I spent a [...]
May 042009
One thing this on-line publishing gig gives me is a chance to put some of my creative writing out in the world — for good or ill — without having to “find the right market” for it. (Read: “keep sending it out and collecting rejection slips.”) Whether it’s the right thing or the wrong thing [...]
Apr 282009
After a serious rain delay — like all day yesterday — it looks like more of the same today. I’ve decided to borrow a post from another blog I started some time ago and will probably terminate. At least I can get it published and then unplug the computer. Lightning in the area and all [...]