I was never a promising young artist when I was a child. I didn’t find myself able to draw a straight line, or mold anything recognizable in clay, or take a non-wobbly photo. In kindergarten class, we all were making butterflies out of pre-glued tissue paper. If we cut out the wings along the lines, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )I wanted to wait a few days before posting this to be sure. I brought my computer (affectionately known as “The Beast” 
home from its second stay at a rehabilitation center and spa in [California] on Friday. And Saturday.
Three weeks ago, my video card was going, going, almost gone. The color red had [...]
I read science fiction avidly. The majority of television that I watch (and I’m fairly selective) is at least somewhat sci-fi related, and many of the movies I see have a sci-fi or fantasy theme. Given all that, you’d think most of my friends would be sci-fi fans, too. They are not. In fact, they [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 13 so far )I’ve been taking care of a friend’s cat for the past week. The friend lives only 10 minutes from me, so we left the cat in her own environment, and I’ve gone to visit her every other day. The advantage of this for the cat is that she gets to stay home where she’s comfortable. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 25 so far )Just a quick update on my hospitalized computer-beast. I’m losing patience with my posts about Me and my life without my computer, so with any luck, there’ll only be one more after this one. I brought the Beast back to Best Buy for the second time. They have a “lemon” policy there, which means that if [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )So, I made the trek into town today to pick up my computer-beast, having received an automated phone call informing me it was back from California. I call it “my beast” with great affection, mind you, after all, there was a wonderful character in one of my favorite children’s books called “Aunt Beast”.
All well and [...]
There’s nothing that makes me contemplate reality quite like being computerless for two weeks! My graphics card had a major meltdown this week. The monitor’s fine, but I have no red. The Internet looks very weird without red. All the WordPress headers and avatars here look like they’re from another planet. (Maybe you all are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 10 so far )I’ve had Leonardo on the brain recently. I don’t mean the actor, although he is splendid, but the great inventor, artist, and scientist. I have learned to pay attention when a topic presents itself to my awareness, sometimes several times within a few days. Such was the case with Leonardo, intruding into my life with [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 14 so far )I was tagged for a book meme by my friend dovelove. I’m pleased to share my thoughts. Because my interests are so wide-ranging, for this meme I’ll choose books known in the publishing vernacular as “non-fiction”. (I don’t think there is as big a line between “fiction” and “non-fiction” as some do.) I’ll save “Literature” [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )These were sent to me by a friend. I like them because they are reminders of simple things that can add joy to our days. Here are some we can self-initiate: #s 2,3,7,10,11,12,13,17,21,31,33,35,40,41,&44.
That’s 14 things just from this list that I can try, all by myself, if I [...]
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