Have You Checked Your Social Settings?

In case you didn’t know it, we in the Seattle area have been snowed in for a week. I was going to write about how Facebook kept me connected. I was keeping up with friends, enjoying videos from friends who were “stranded” in L.A. and had to drive up the coast to...

Jobs I Have Done For Pay

As I converse with people in different fields I often hear myself say “I’ve done that”.  It does seem like I have had a lot of jobs.   Today I decided to list the jobs I have had for pay.  These are pretty much in chronological order although I...

Now What?

I said I was going to blog.  I actually published some posts and some got reposted.  Good grief I even have some followers. Now what? I participated in a thirty day challenge to blog every day.  I lasted four days. Now what? I made a commitment that I would continue...

SOME DAYS ARE LIKE THAT — EVEN IN AUSTRALIA

One of my favorite children’s books is Alexander and the Horrible Terrible Very Bad Day.  Maybe you have read it?  It begins with Alexander declaring “I woke up this morning with gum in my hair and I knew it was going to be a horrible terrible very bad...

What Happened to the Dinner Party?

I love to browse cookbooks and magazines about cooking.  I subscribe to Cooks Illustrated and and even watch the Food Network at the gym.  (OK, I did that three times but it sounds good)  I imagine the wonderful dinner parties I will have.  In the meantime I eat...