Over this past weekend, I decided to head over to Dallas and just wander. It gives me the time to catch up onmy news via NPR during the drive over there. It also gives me an excuse to go out and actually interact with people. If it were not for this little outing at least once a month, I’d probably have as much social interaction as a mushroom. Mostly, I’d go out and wander the…
Many people are probably starting to think how the new year can be different in the positive from the newly-to-be past year. And they always seem make promises in that certain out-loud moan on January 1st when the hangover is at its most potent. I would bet good money that the tradition of New Year’s resolution started when the consumption of alcohol became legalized again right after Prohibition. You can imagine a nation of people…
Every year around this time, I’ll catch a moment on the radio or television where reporters will bring “something lighter” than the news they usually report. In that instant, I’m reminded that although the past year however long and on occasions wearisome it may have been, there were bright days that surprised and delighted. So in the spirit of the holidays, I’ll proceed to list a few of them. I found that family mattered to…
December is one of those months when there’s so many things happening that I’d wish they’d split it and make it into two separate months. I’d label them December and December Kicks Your Ass Again. I have too many things to do and not enough of me to do them all. Years prior to this one would have found me in a fairly good mood around this time of the year, even though I would…
To all my Family and Friends, I wish you a safe and gluttonousThanksgiving. For those you who are vegetarians, I wish you only a safe Thanksgiving. To add gluttonous would be considered cruel. I’ll explain. Last year around this time of the year, I heard one of those holiday type stories where they bring up some interesting subject concerning said holiday. This story was in regards to the turkey preparation itself and how vegetarians felt…