Happy Thanksgiving!

The blog and I have been a bit stranger-ly (word?) lately. I could throw out a bundle of reasons why, but really, is a blog full of reasons why I haven’t blogged lately truly any better than no blog at all? So, no excuses. (Although, I have to say, near the top of the list would’ve been my recent trip …

Call me lazy but…

…I am cheating tonight. Because I can, and because, well, I’m busy. I currently have four windows open on my computer screen shouting “Work on me!” while simultaneously my body is saying, “You’ve been sitting all day – get up and do something exercise-ish!” So, one by one I shall complete my work and close the screens in front of …

Forget the rant.

Tonight I was so close to posting an entry complaining about…complaining. And spouting my opinion about…people spouting their opinions. And how ridiculous would that have been? Answer: very. What started me on my mental rant (that thankfully won’t be making it onto paper…or computer screen) were several articles/blogs/stories I’ve come across in the past few days along with the “comments” …

Learning to see.

I’m not a photographer. Sure, I get lucky every once in awhile and catch a good shot. (Like the photo to the left. I took it in Sioux Center, where I used to live, on a beautiful fall evening a couple years ago.) But I’m really not a photographer. A real photographer, a good one – whether skilled by natural …