January 2009

Luxurious Accommodations. Only The Good Friday

January 30, 2009

Do any of y’all travel for business? This is NOT what I usually see when I walk in the door of a hotel room! On my last trip to Beaumont, Texas I got lucky. Usually, I wind up staying in a hotel that is only “adequate.” Since I am working in schools, I’m done with [...]

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Stuff It

January 29, 2009

When my Daddy cooked, you never quite knew what you were going to get at the end of his labors. I am my father’s daughter in that regard. Recipes are not to be followed, they are merely suggestions. My Daddy was the one who cooked the “dressing,” or “stuffing,” at our house. When Daddy was [...]

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The Senility Test: Brain Teasers

January 28, 2009

My husband’s beloved Aunt Cleo sent one of those forwarded e-mails. You might have already gotten this one, but I just had to pass it on: 1. You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. In what position are you? ¡puoɔǝs ǝɹɐ noʎ os ‘ǝɔɐ1d sıɥ ǝʞɐʇ noʎ ‘uosɹǝd puoɔǝs ǝɥʇ ǝʞɐʇɹǝʌo [...]

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Whoot! Buttons For The Good Medicine Project!

January 27, 2009

Is that cool, or what? Allison, over at Angel Gal’s Realm, saw the need for a snazzy button and snagged some pictures from the Flickr site to put into an animated gif. If you’d like to use this in a post to promote The Good Medicine Project, feel free to do so. Just save the [...]

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Behind The Scenes Of The Good Medicine Project

January 26, 2009

GIFTS FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER, AND THEIR SIBLINGS, WHO WILL ATTEND CAMP SANGUINITY IN JULY, 2009 www.flickr.com I thought it might be good to let those of you participating in The Good Medicine Project know exactly what happens to the bags and charms you send me. I guess more than anything I’m trying to prove [...]

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Blushing From Head To Toe–And Passing It On.

January 25, 2009

I’m as embarrassed as a possum up a plum tree! I always get that way when people say nice things about me. Momma didn’t teach me how to accept compliments, and I’ve never done it well. Last week, in one single day, I was bestowed two different awards (by two of my favorite blogging buddies). [...]

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I Refuse To Give Up On The Good Medicine Project

January 24, 2009

It seemed like a simple recipe: Take one medicine bag (created by Anybody, Anywhere) Add three lucky charms from three DIFFERENT people Serve to a child at Cancer Camp to let them know that FOUR different people took time to care. I don’t have enough “cooks” stepping up to the stove! I admit that I [...]

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Good Luck Or Bad Luck? Only The Good Friday.

January 23, 2009

When I was preparing dinner for a party a few weeks ago, I noticed that my oven was acting “wonky.” It was making a strange noise, and there was an odd smell. The smell was not the food I was cooking. On closer examination, we noticed that the heating element was bent — at one [...]

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A New Addiction For My Muse: Facebook

January 19, 2009

I told y’all that my Muse has been recalcitrant lately. All she wants to do is play mahjong. At least, that’s all she wanted until Jessica The Rock Chick corrupted her. Jessica had back surgery, and stopped blogging for awhile. Every time I e-mailed her, she answered me on Facebook. She couldn’t sit up to [...]

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Abusive Muse

January 17, 2009

“Talk to me.” “I don’t wanna.” “Say something. Anything!” “Let’s play mahjong.” “We’ve been playing mahjong for the last two hours. Let’s write.” “Give me cookies first.” “We’re on a diet … cookies aren’t good for us. Now say something.” “There’s low-fat frozen yogurt in the freezer.” “That’s NOT what I want you to say. [...]

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Empty Words

January 14, 2009

In a storytelling workshop with 4th grade students this week, I had a child ask me a question that has given me pause. It made me start pondering my storytelling and my blogging. I told the kids that I didn’t start telling stories until I was in my thirties, although my life’s path had been [...]

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Prevent A Head Cold?

January 13, 2009

I may have found a way to prevent the common cold … or not. Y’all will just have to try it for yourselves and see if it works for you. I usually spend my winters sneezing and wheezing. I go from one cold to the next one. My time is spent bundled up in the [...]

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Pick me! PICK ME!

January 12, 2009

Do I have some invisible tattoo on my forehead that says, “Available For Jury Duty?” I told you in a rant back in 2007 that I get called to jury duty a lot! I told you then about giving a snot-nosed young lawyer his come-uppance when he made fun of my occupation (storytelling) in a [...]

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Not Just For Grannies

January 11, 2009

Are you “crafty? I’m not meaning “crafty” in the sense of “sly,” but as in “making crafts?” I may have some links that will inspire you, especially if you are interested in crochet. For the longest while, there were a lot of crafty people coming to visit my blog. They visited because of that Share [...]

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If You Have A Y Chromosome, This Is Probably Not A Post For You

January 10, 2009

Have y’all ever been out to eat with a group of people, and find that suddenly all the women get up and go to the bathroom together? A man would never turn to his buddy and say, “Hey, Bob, I’m going to the Men’s Room, you want to join me?” But, women do that kind [...]

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Only The Good Friday. Giggles

January 9, 2009

Today, I get to hear children giggle. That’s the “good” this Friday. I’ll be telling stories in a school in Mansfield, Texas. I am “the reward” for those children who got good grades in citizenship … and of course I will be doing my best to turn them into laughing hyenas. They may hear a [...]

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Break Out The Peanut Butter And Bananas

January 8, 2009

I forgot to wish Elvis a happy birthday today! “The King” would have been 74 today. He began his musical career in the year that I was born. Elvis Aaron Presley January 8, 1935 to August 16, 1977 I guess we are going to have fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches for supper … in [...]

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Seems Like This Has Happened Before

January 8, 2009

When my eyes blur in the morning, I know it’s time to head to my local coffee house and get a mocha. They always expect me and usually start pulling the shots for my drink when they hear me screech into a parking space. As I moseyed in the door, Angelo greeted me with, “Hey [...]

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The Good Medicine Project. Gifts For Children With Cancer.

January 7, 2009

Were you ever sick when you were a little kid? Maybe you had the flu, or tonsillitis, and you had to stay in bed; you couldn’t get out and play for a few days. If that happened to you, you might remember feeling a bit lonesome during that time. On the eve of my sixth [...]

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In Harmony

January 6, 2009

I visited the blog of my friend Robin, who lives just outside of Tel Aviv in Israel. I’ve been worrying about her since this latest war began, though she assures us she is “safe.”. She begs the question “what is the etiquette for blogging during wartime?” Robin lives in the center of the country, and [...]

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