Several interesting things happened today. The first was when I was having my on-line class for Paint Shop Pro 8 and completely lost my place while she was explaining one of the tool-bars. It just so happened I couldn't find this particular tool-bar or how to make it open up. Just then, the orange kitten, who likes to sleep on the top shelf of ( Read more... )

Happy New Year, everyone! I am feeling better than I have in a long, long time. I can't believe that a little bitty gallbladder could make me feel so awful but there you are. It's gone and I'm feeling great. I'm almost...chirpy. I feel like when Dorothy and the others came out of the Wicked Witch's woods and everything was bright and colorful ( Read more... )

No matter how much you complain about meetings, you cannot call yourself a real man until you have sat through a ladies meeting at church. I got roped into attending one once a long time ago and the main item on the agenda was restocking the church kitchen with paper supplies. This is somewhat how the discussion went as best as I can remember ( Read more... )

It has been my experience that most bizarre exchanges with total strangers occurs at the local grocery store. I'm not sure what there is about grocery shopping that makes people think they're familiar enough with you to give you advice on what you should eat and not eat. It might be the mentality that "we're all here together buying food so that ( Read more... )

My mom was a great believer in books. Even with very few funds, she managed to keep me supplied with a wide variety of things to read, whether they were from garage sales, cast off books from relatives, the book club she belonged to or the library. One of my very favorite books happened to be an enormous volume with a collection of poems, short ( Read more... )

Seeing as I'm feeling so much better, the impending Christmas season suddenly looks much brighter. This has resulted in my girl scout-type pledge (raises right hand and holds up three fingers, crossing pinkie and thumb) to "finally get all those %$#%*& Christmas decorations I've amassed over the years sorted out and throw away things that don't ( Read more... )

Earlier this summer I developed an agonizing shoulder injury. At first I was sure it was because I liked to lie on my stomach and write and read. Further study led me to believe it was the fault of my posture at the computer, although I had not changed anything (or so I thought) in the six years that I've owned my computer ( Read more... )

My cats have always enjoyed playing in the garage and it's generally been a safe place where they can have fun but still not be able to run out into the road and get killed. That is, it's always been a safe place until tonight ( Read more... )

Without going into too much detail of what mischievous little imps my two youngest cats are, here is a story of something they did the night before last ( Read more... )

THIS IS ONLY A TEST

I can now type things in bold font and even italicize this word.

(I had to type a zillion little >> and // just to get the above. I hope anyone who reads this is suitably impressed.)