September 2009

Frazzled

September 30, 2009

They say that “a camera adds ten pounds.” I’m assuming from that phrase that they mean that a picture makes you look ten pounds heavier. If “a camera” adds ten pounds, then I need to lose fifty pounds pretty quickly! Later this month five movie cameras will be pointing my direction at one time! Oh, [...]

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Fandango

September 29, 2009

This albino peacock definitely had an attitude! I thought he had every good reason to fan his feathers and dance. I would dance, too, if I were as beautiful and if I could dance. I thought that since he was white, he would be a likely entry in the Monochrome Weekly Theme where bloggers post [...]

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Mother Neff State Park And Great Minds

September 28, 2009

Allan Kimball’s eyes must have popped out of his head when he Googled the name of his upcoming book to discover that a blogger had used the same unusual title for an insignificant little blog post. When he read that post, his jaw must have dropped to the floor! Some woman he didn’t know (that [...]

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Timing Is Everything

September 25, 2009

I want you to look at this very unremarkable picture and see “Only The Good” in it. Before I began posting Marcia had begun the meme. She posted a picture, and we all tried to see what was good about it … because you have to practice to be able to find good in the [...]

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Reality Bites

September 24, 2009

Today I get the dubious joy of having my fingerprints taken. Supposedly this will prove to schools, where I perform by telling stories for little urchins, that I am not a criminal pervert. Personally, all I think a criminal background check proves is that a person has never been caught. I’d blog this experience for [...]

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Maybe I AM Glamorous!

September 22, 2009

Just a few days ago, I took a quiz to determine my decorating style. It proclaimed that I was a “Glamorous Classic.” All tongue in cheek, I told you about that quiz and admitted that my style was really Gypsy Garage Sale. Maybe I was wrong! I think the day I posted it, I saw [...]

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A Fan of Black And White

September 21, 2009

Indeed, I do like black and white photographs, which is why I got interested in the Monochrome Weekly Theme. You should see some of the awesome pictures that other bloggers are posting. I am so jealous I could spit! As we walked around a huge college campus this weekend to get to that balloon festival [...]

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Full of Hot Air In Plano

September 19, 2009

We are just back from the “Lite Up The Night” hot air balloon glow at the Plano Balloon Festival. The festival is in its 30th year, but I haven’t been to it in at least twenty years. I enjoyed seeing the kaleidoscope of colors and watching them glow in the dark. More pictures will follow [...]

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Make A Difference Day — It’s Good!

September 18, 2009

I’m looking forward to Saturday, October 24, 2009. It’s called National Make A Difference Day, and it’s a “celebration of neighbors helping neighbors.” That seemed like a “good” thing to share with you this Friday. At least y’all mateys it’s probably better than the International Talk Like A Pirate Day that I shared yesterday. This [...]

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Yaarrgh. Just Practicing.

September 17, 2009

Saturday, September 19th is “International Talk Like A Pirate Day.” No, I won’t be participating. It’s difficult enough to translate my thoughts from Texan into English so that you can understand. I don’t speak “pirate.” So ah mona tawk lak a Texin, swatamonado. Say that last phrase aloud, and you should hear something that sounds [...]

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Junior Brown Is Coming To Town

September 16, 2009

There are two words I have for you this morning, my friends: Junior Brown. Now I could only tell you those words after I knew that my Sweet Spousal Unit had bought tickets to see him at the Granada Theater in Dallas on October 2nd. You don’t really think I’d let you get my seat [...]

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I’m a “Glamorous Classic.” Who Knew?

September 15, 2009

My little sister is all into those HGTV shows. “Experts” tell you how to make “attractive” home decoration (which quite often just look “home made”). They call it “DIY,” for “do it yourself.” She keeps telling me about a store called Home Goods. Her claim is that they are always showing fabulous finds from that [...]

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Don’t Fret

September 14, 2009

Worry isn’t good for you, so don’t fret. Unless you are a guitar player. Then, I guess that fretting is alright. I’m hiding out for a few days, as I rehearse ghost stories for next month. My Muse is not happy about this at all. She doesn’t mind writing stories, but she is not fond [...]

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Ménage à trois no more

September 11, 2009

In July, I told you with delight about a trio of birds who convene on my back porch. A pair of cardinals, and their sparrow friend have been my constant visitors at the bird feeder. The male cardinal seemed so tender and sweet to the females. He actually fed both of them. What a treat [...]

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Only The Good: Tracing Family History

September 11, 2009

From out of the clear blue sky, a “long lost” relative contacted me. Actually he wasn’t from the sky … he lives in France. And, in truth he probably wasn’t lost! I figure he knew where he was all along. He e-mailed me because he is tracing our family history, and I seem to be [...]

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Julie & Julia Gave Me A Blogging Idea!

September 9, 2009

Raise your hand if you saw the movie Julie & Julia. What? You missed it? I consider it “a must see” for all bloggers. It will instill in you all over again that desire for the elusive satisfaction of being a successful blogger. It’s going to inspire thousands of folks to start blogs expecting fame [...]

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Sidewalk Art or Vandalism?

September 7, 2009

It’s time for me to try Monochrome Weekly again. Every week, bloggers who also take photographs, post their photos in black and white. If you haven’t visited, you might enjoy it. Now, I’m not a very good photographer, but I’m trying to learn. A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I took a leisurely [...]

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Three Days of Peace, Love, and Armadillos

September 6, 2009

Texas had its very own version of “Woodstock” in 1969. It happened in Lewisville, Texas just two weeks after Woodstock. The Texas International Pop Festival was held forty years ago this weekend, and I have to admit to y’all: I lived at the time just a skip down the road in Grapevine, but I don’t [...]

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Grace In Small Things Is Good

September 4, 2009

Some Fridays, I face this blog with trepidation. You see, I set as a goal for myself last October to post Only The Good on Fridays. I have to tell y’all that I am not an optimistic person by nature! Although I am not as cynical as Ambrose Bierce (aka “Bitter” Bierce), who is one [...]

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Dirty Little Secret

September 3, 2009

I’m a Judge Judy Junkie. There. I said it. I have to tell y’all that I am relieved to have finally “outed” myself by telling you my dirty little secret. For two and I half years I have tried to deceive you into believing that I’m all good and kind. I’ve tried to convince you [...]

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