Yesterday as I was packing the car to go to the hospital I saw a hummingbird on the floor of the garage. She was tangled in cobwebs and had probably been in the garage all night ( Read more... )

You may have heard of Dr. Randy Pausch. He recently gave a lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Pausch knew he was dying of Pancreatic cancer when he gave a lecture in a series of professors giving their "Last lecture ( Read more... )

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As some of you know, my stepfather is an artist and has done a couple of books. He now has a new website & if you feel so moved please go take a look and spread the word too if you don't mind. (The site is still under construction so please keep that in mind ( Read more... )

This morning as I was rushing around like a chicken without a head* trying to get out to work and I stepped out the front door to let in my ole Watson dog. There, shining in the morning's light was a spider's web. The way the light hit it made it look iridescent. I took a moment to appreciate the beauty of the finely made web and then dashed back ( Read more... )

I've got several little stories to tell you about this weekend but I've time to share just one right now ( Read more... )

Jeff King won his *fourth* Iditarod this morning! I really think that's amazing. The dogs that are used in the race are stunning...I can't imagine what it must be like for them to run this race. I'm betting it's like a doggy marathon--except that it is much, much longer than a marathon. If a person actually pulled a sled that far we would be ( Read more... )

My nose is flaming red and running. My head is over-stuffed with cotton. There's a pile of used puffs about to overflow the wastebasket. I've been one of the walking dazed since Sunday. I'd moan and groan some more but I'm off to take some more DayQuil.

Last night a friend invited us over for dinner and a show their business was underwriting. The dinner was wonderful. We had a lovely time chatting with everyone over lasagna and wine. The show was a one woman performance (except in wasn't really...there was another performer on stage quite a bit). The show was called ( Victoria )