Category: BigDangDeal

We need the rain.  It is good for us, in so many ways. And I love a rainy day.  I do. But sometimes the rain schedule doesn’t quite match up with ours. Today, was one of those days, for me.

In another lifetime, I used to be a whole lot different than I am now. I think it is called getting older, and more stable, and all of that.  Some 30 years ago, I worked some pretty crummy jobs.  Like

Because I want to. You see, my Dad was a man of peace.  I aspire to be like him in that way.  He rarely lost his temper.  Barely at all.  And in every situation, and I mean every scenario I

Some days, you simply are not on your game. Your timing is off.  The bee stings. The dog bites.  The Universe conspires. Comparatively, in a wider consideration, my day was like magic.  I was not starving, or disease stricken.  I

Dear Raccoons, Hello to you all. I am the lady who lives in that big brown house on the hill. Lately, we have been setting, what we humans call, “live traps.” They are designed to capture you alive, with good

Today is Anastasia’s Birthday.  THE Anastasia.   The one born on June 5, 1901. Not the Fox Studio’s Anastasia…. from the animated film.  Although, while we are on it.  There is the pretty-good-story-plot for the 1997 animated version.  It begins

We all have fears.  Some of us more than others. And, believe it or not, our fears can change with time.  Sometimes they get worse, and on other occasions, they disappear completely. When we were children, we had fears of

Tonight, we had dinner at a little restaurant in Richmond, Indiana, called Thai Thara.    It is a good place for a variety of Thai treats.  I am a sucker for Pad Thai, and I like things spicy.  Hotter than hot,

This evening, I saw a commercial on TV.  There were two little girls in the scene, sitting and coloring, and talking with their grandfather.  But what struck me is how they were dressed.  Each had on little pink frilly dresses,

Special Interests.  Not like the groups in Washington D.C.  No.  Our special interests.  We all have them. That’s a good thing as far as our humanness is concerned.  At least, I think so.  It adds variety to life.  Interest. Spark.