I'm getting ready to pack my cooler and head out to the final day of our city festival to see a band. The differences this year are A.) that I'm packing Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper and not beer and B.) that this is Sunday and not Saturday ( Read more... )

I just out checked out roadsideamerica.com and saw that their Sight of the Week for Aug. 15-21 is a bed & breakfast in Ohio that has the death-mask of Pretty Boy Floyd on display in the laundry room. For the many who may not know, Charles Arthur Floyd was a notorious, Dust-bowl and Depression-era bank robber and one time Public Enemy #1 ( Read more... )

Although it seemed like longer, I was offline for a few days. At first I thought it was my ancient computer, but it turned out that my cable modem had gone bad. So yesterday I spent all of my lunch hour trekking to the Comcast office to switch it out. What a trauma. How did I survive? At least I was able to take care of it yesterday and didn't ( Read more... )

Here's a couple of pictures taken along the Lake Michigan shore.

( Little Pointe Sable )

* My dad and I went to my mom's grave this afternoon. I was glad to see that the butterfly wind chimes I had hung on the nearby tree on Mother's day were still there. They had installed the temporary marker since then and we placed some cut flowers in the vase. It is a very pretty spot with a view of lake Frances. When we went out and bought the ( Read more... )

I just renewed my paid Live Journal account. Has it been a year already? Had I not paid, it just would have reverted to a free account and that's all I really need, but I just have this thing about paying my way, since I have the means to do so. I certainly don't expect everyone to do this, but I am at a point in my life where I think that is the ( Read more... )

So at work early this afternoon I'm on the phone with Jackie and I hear a series of odd yelps down the hall. "Is that the puppy?" Jackie asks. She was referring to the latest Paws For A Cause puppy that a woman at work is training and gets to bring in to the office ( Read more... )

I sometimes wish my house was haunted. I could use the excitement. And the company.

Jackie went to her place in West Virgina with her mom this weekend, so I'll take this opportunity to tell on her a little bit ( Read more... )

I was tagged by theblueday to list my five favorite songs ( Read more... )