If Smart Phones are So Smart…
Hello folks, let's chat..More and more people are showing up in emergency rooms for injuries caused by walking and texting. Apparently, we the people can't walk and text without getting distracted. I resemble that, but then I live in varying states of distraction. I shall refer you to my work on Squirrel Story Syndrome while I endeavor to stay on task. Something's fishy, y'all. If our
On the Wisdom of Self Taught Medical Professionals
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Me, Myself, and Elephants
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Tales from a Retired Decorator
Hello folks, let's chat…I should be working, decorating, shopping or cooking. Instead I've been laughing at Christmas fails on Pinterest. Sue me, but I like to laugh and Pinterest has some hilarious pictures submitted by wanna be Martha Stewarts whose decorating dreams crash and burn faster than you can say, "Call the fire department." Oh, please. Don't be so politically correct. It's a kill joy. Besides,
Warped Humor Warning!
Hello folks, let's chat… Forgive me if I ramble more than usual. I just read a startling headline: "Warped sense of humor could be sign of impending dementia". Ruh-roh. I'd like to think my humor is simply unique, but I'll admit there could be cause for concern here. Why, just yesterday I saw a faded group school picture on Facebook. The poster said, "Tag yourself and your
Celebrating Lifelong Love
Hello folks, let's chat… Well, we pulled it off! We threw my parents a surprise 50th Anniversary party and it was truly a joyful day at Melbourne Baptist Church. When my parents awoke that Sunday morning they had no idea that all of their girls along with their spouses and so many of their grandkids, great-grands, and siblings would all be at church. And they
On Family Secrets and Fresh Frog Legs
Hello folks, let's chat…We have a bit of Straight Running Crazy news today, and a related story from one of your fellow porchers. First the news, did you know frog smoothies are all the rage in Peru? I read street vendors there blend the little fellows into drinks and bill them as comfort food-- for the customers, not the frogs. Strangely, I shared that story
Should I be Worried that I’m Not Worried
Hello folks, let's chat…Not a day goes by that my email box isn’t flooded with things I’m supposed to be worrying about. Many of these concerns have a Chicken Little feel, only these people know the sky is falling because their “mother’s sister’s cousin-in-law’s uncle’s aunt had X and Y happen to them so this isn’t just a forward and you had best pass it
The Art of Howling at the Moon
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Don’t Count Dixie Out
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