For topics that wander off the beaten path and won’t come back.
One wonders—do mice make plans? Do they wake up and make a little mental list, including such items as gathering seeds, grooming their paws, and remembering to be grateful for peanut butter sandwiches? I’m sure I don’t know. But I do know that the other half of Mr. Burns’ famous duo, the human creature, certainly […]
My sister Laura and I talked the other day about church music. We agreed that we love the old quiet hymns, but we also appreciate the jauntier stuff that we can sing along with, and yes, even clap to. This innocent conversation led me, in very short order, to this bit of creativity run amok: […]
It is so very tempting to believe this lie. Jetpack, the little beastie that gloms on to my blog and gives me information about number of visitors and number of views in any given period, wants me to believe it. Jetpack says, with a straight face, that eighteen German citizens got up today, perhaps searched […]
My sister Laura and I talked the other day about church music. We agreed that we love the old quiet hymns, but we also appreciate the jauntier stuff that we can sing along with, and yes, even clap to. This innocent conversation led me, in very short order, to this bit of creativity run amok: […]
“I’m sorry, ma’am,” said the youthful, not-at-all-sorry, voice on the phone. “The plane has already left, and the pilot can’t just come back and get you. We filed our flight plan with the FAA and we have to follow it. Those are the rules.” There I sat, in the school library in Tiny Town, Alaska, […]
Author’s note: I wrote this in November of 2022, when I was heading to a long-term substitute teaching job in Tanana, Alaska. There comes a time in most travel episodes when all the careful planning and organization go out the window, and the traveler is reduced to shoving items in wherever they will fit and […]
I am keenly aware of my own demographic, especially when traveling. As an upper-middle-aged white woman, I ride the razor’s edge, teetering on the verge of Karen-hood, every time I leave the house. However, I have decided that throwing a fit in public is an acceptable activity, provided you are acting on behalf of someone […]
Recently, while preparing to embark on a trip to another state, I encountered a snag in the form of evident fraud on my credit card. This was some next-level stuff, appearing as charges to a vendor that I sometimes use. There were four of these charges, and for a while I just wracked my brain. […]
I wonder if bread is funny in the same way that bears are funny. I compare the two because both, while having the potential to provide merriment, also play a serious role. Bread has been a life-giving staple in the lives of humans since the very beginning of agriculture, while bears can provide humans with […]
Ah, honey, that magical elixir. Put a dollop in your tea, and it will soothe your sore throat or assuage the ache in your heart, or maybe do both at the same time. It’s delicious by the spoonful and is a natural sweetener that adds some food value and calories. Come to think of it, […]