Author Archives: Alice
The Ones the Wolves Pull Down, Redux
Yesterday Mama Zen asked a serious question, and me being me I gave a flip answer. Sadly, I do a lot of that. The thing is, I think she deserves a better answer. The question is why do people pay more attention to their failures with respect to the people we try to save than to their successes? For instance, if some nurses came across a traffic accident and managed to save the passenger, but lost the driver, why talk […]
161/365
First it snows, then it melts, then it’s too cold to snow, then snow, then rain. Crazy weather we’ve been having lately.
Hum Bug
Once a year the Hum Bug, a coal-black creature no bigger than a fingernail, makes his home at the bottom of a Christmas stocking. When the milk and cookies are gone, the bug emerges to fly into the nearest ear and hum. Woe betide the unlucky child who must hear Jinglebells the rest of the year. . . .
13 Gifts I’m Not Giving
In a perfect world I might give some of these: 1. A laptop for my son. I naively thought I could pick one up through eBay for around $100. Hope springs eternal. 2. An African drum to my mother. I have the drum, but she’s the one who’s been to Africa. 3. Word Peace (of course, though I’ll still hope for it.) 4. Free copies of my book to anyone who wanted one. It’s in my contract that I’m not […]
156/365 Fireplace
I used to live in a house with a great fireplace. I love having a fireplace. It gives me peace of mind to know I can light a fire whenever the weather overwhelms my furnace – something that has happened to me on several occasions. This one was particularly nice because the lay out of the house fed the heat to the otherwise unheated upstairs. It had an insert to keep the chimney from turning into a huge energy drain […]
When You’ve Said Budwiser, You’ve Said it All
I know, I know. I have no taste. But you’ve got to admit it’s funny.
155/365 Snow on the Roof
The Boy had fun digging the holes in the snow. I was paying him to clear it all off. He decided to have fun along the way.
With Styrofoam
To get those strings of lights, you just put Styrofoam cups over medium or large outdoor bulbs.
Run, Jill! Run!
Jack: You think I’m out of shape? I’ll show you! Jill: Tee hee! This one is directly related to last week’s Photohunt post: Today’s theme is fast Previously in Jack and Jill Mouthing Off Saturday photo scavenger hunt The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Be sure to visit the home page.
