I opened my door this evening so I could go run some errands and was overwhelmed by the sweet smell of a coming storm. It’s been over 100 degrees almost every day this month, approaching 110 and beyond some days. It’s been, in a word, hot. So that smell of coming rain was wonderful. The [...]

I met with a physical therapist today. I do that regularly. This is the first time in almost a year and a half though, so that’s a good run for me. And the last one was for my shoulders. I haven’t been to a physical therapist for my ankle in more than two years. But [...]

I have several different news articles all on similar topics that should eventually appear as separate blogs. But today I just wanted to comment on several random stories all at once. => The original story about this is sad. A dramatic and sudden increase in the number of teen pregnancies has one principal saying that [...]

Earlier this week NPR did a story titled “Is the Internet Making Us Stupid?” The title caught my attention as I was skimming through article titles in my feed that morning. So I marked it as one to listen to. I thought the story was very interesting. We do seem to be a society that [...]

I am planning to run a marathon next month. Several people think that is crazy. Last week on my long run I injured my peroneal tendon, the peroneus longus tendon to be exact. This has prompted a few more comments about the sanity of a person who would run marathons. Now, I admit I have [...]

I’m turning 30 next month. And that keeps striking me as quite a milestone that needs to be celebrated. Saturday it came to me to make a quilt to commemorate my presence on earth for three decades. An appropriate quilt would describe what I have been doing for those 30 years and who I have [...]

In light of events today, I would like to state unequivocally that I am not now, nor will I ever be, ashamed nor embarrassed for my position on marriage. It is not a marriage when it is between two people of the same sex. I can never support that. Marriage between a man and a [...]

This is one of my new favorite blogs. I’ve always loved space and I know what quite a few things up in the sky are already. But every few days this blog points out what the most interesting thing is up there and how to find it. Discovery News: What’s Up?

A friend of mine asked me Friday night, if one of my five senses had to go, which would I choose. I had to think about what I would miss from each one. Thursday night I spent an hour out on the edge of town looking at the stars. I’ve seen lots of bunnies on [...]

I think one of my favorite things about my apartment is the bedroom. It’s just a bedroom. It’s not doubling as an office. It’s not doubling as a sewing room. It’s just a bedroom. Neither the computer nor the sewing machine are in there. In my last apartment I alternated which of those two I [...]