Writing without the reins

Archive for February, 2010

Something I need to remember

February 22nd, 2010

“Life is raw material. We are artisans. We can sculpt our existence into something beautiful, or debase it into ugliness. It’s in our hands.”–Cathy Better.
Nice, huh?

And yet another fine . . .

February 16th, 2010

So, are library fines tax deductible?
Yeah, I didn’t think so. Shoot, there’s goes a New Year’s resolution down the drain. (Why do I even make this one? Not to be negative, but I can’t go past one month without fines let alone a year.) Oh well, guess I better stop [...]

Wow, that’s a lot of snow.

February 11th, 2010

So, what were my kids doing on Tuesday while it was snowing?

Playing football. I froze just watching them. But now there’s no football in their forecast for a while, I’m afraid.

But the bright side of being home-bound is that I’ve been able to spend the week giving my husband’s company’s [...]

Bummer. More winter.

February 2nd, 2010

While I truly admire my daffodils’ optimism and their determination to grow . . .

. . . Punxsutawney Phil predicts otherwise.

Bummer. But reading this article did remind me to add something to my “Do Before Dying” list: Go to Punxsutawney, PA on Groundhogs Day to see little Phil and enjoy the festivities. Just [...]