after watching storm news to quit being so goddam whiny.

Shutting up now.

Stay safe, friends. I'm thinking about you nonstop.

Yesterday was so nice here that I started thinking about fall (I am very naive, I know -- summer will be back) and maybe taking a class of some kind out at UT. I don't know if this is entirely to impove my mind, which, truthfully, could use a new coat of paint or two, or just the desire to stroll around campus ( Read more... )

Thinking about you and sending warm -- and dry -- thoughts your way.

Today is my dad's birthday. My brother and sister-in-law beat me hands down in gifting. I gave a New Mexico guidebook. They gave Braves farm-team tickets and some barbecue gift certificates. And according to my dad, my mother has been buying him things all during their travels this year, claiming "this is for your birthday," but then gave him some ( Read more... )

I had always thought the expression was "bloodcurling scream." But apparently, that is incorrect. It is "bloodcurdling scream."

Now I'm wondering what else I've been getting wrong.

I keep trying to post, but realizing that I have nothing to say that is both manageable right now and interesting, so I will just admit that I wanted to come hang out with you all. I have a mental image of all of us sitting around in a hotel lobby for the free continental breakfast -- I have to admit we don't stay at the best hotels -- being ( Read more... )

Do celebrities ever make cameos in your dreams?

Last night, I dreamed that I hurt Renee Zellweger's feelings. Actually, I've dreamed this before. I never mean to -- I just always put my foot in my mouth. I'm sorry, Renee.

I got up freakishly early, feeling like "Sleep? Don't need it! Bah!" But I know that later I will realize who needs it: me.

"How to run in heat"

What does it say about me that I read this as ...

well, you know how I read it.

As of today, that's how long I've maintained at my Weight Watchers goal weight. For the past couple of months or so, I've actually been 3-6 pounds lower ( Read more... )