September 2010

Losers Weepers

September 30, 2010

Except that they deal with larger issues, this belongs on an episode of that ABC News television show called “What Would You Do?” Someone is weeping and wailing right now, but it isn’t me. In that old rhyme (“Finders keepers, losers weepers”) I’m the “finder.” I also feel faced with a tiny moral dilemma. Your [...]

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Back On The Horse

September 29, 2010

Like a fickle lover, Sleep refused to embrace me last night. I dutifully nestled my head in the pillows and closed my eyes, but he eluded me. Perhaps he had no power over the voice I heard in my head. It was not “the voices” about which I usually joke … it was a voice [...]

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Letting Go Of Scary Things

September 28, 2010

October is around the corner and it’s my favorite time of year. For a full month, I don’t have to dust cobwebs out of the corners! I just plop a Halloween decoration under the spiderwebs. It adds to the holiday ambiance, and people think I planned it that way. I’ve always loved decorating for Halloween, [...]

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Original Sin

September 27, 2010

Have y’all ever driven past a car accident at the side of the road and didn’t want to look, but your eyes were riveted to it? That’s what I felt when I saw this three dimensional artwork while wandering through my favorite vintage store (Dolly Python, in Dallas). It seemed to beckon from the wall. [...]

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It Isn’t A Bargain If You Won’t Use It

September 24, 2010

An older woman stood between me and the bargain bin. She was sorting through the items that the craft store was selling “on-the-cheap,” and her hands got dangerously close to the items I wanted. I shoved her out of the way “gently repositioned her” so I could snatch the two balls of brightly colored ribbon. [...]

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I Am A Closet Hoarder

September 23, 2010

I sprawled on the couch with a project in hand while the television blared for background noise. Too lazy to reach for the remote control, I was subjected to an episode of Hoarders on the A & E channel. I snickered to myself and muttered, “I’m not a hoarder … I’m a collector!” My smug [...]

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Yeah, Baby! You Can Win A Free Mojo Bag With Just A Comment.

September 22, 2010

My friend Thorne has been “out of pocket” in the blogging world for awhile, as she worked on her ranch in the desert of Southern California. That gal wrangles rattlesnakes all day (she uses them for lassos). She rassles scorpions with stingers as big as your arm, and sticks them in her freezer to amaze [...]

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Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburger is a Top 10

September 21, 2010

Do y’all have a favorite burger place? I’m talking about the one that causes you to salivate when you think about one of their burgers … don’t even try to mention McDonald’s or Burger King. If you do, you will make me weep for you and your pitiful choice of hamburger. When we think about [...]

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Some Installation Required

September 20, 2010

In April, I told y’all about a visit to Argyle Acres, and showed you pictures of the beautiful irises that they grow. As I wandered the grounds, I fell in love with those timelessly lovely fleur-de-lis. In fact, I bought a boatload of them! At the time, I wasn’t thinking ahead … eventually somebody has [...]

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Unleash Your Inner Buccaneer

September 19, 2010

My inner child (The Muse) woke me up early today. She was excited because this is a special day on the internet. It’s a day to unleash your inner buccaneer and Talk Like A Pirate. I can already tell she is going to be difficult this morning. Arrr, `Tis talk like a seafarin’ hearty tide! [...]

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You CAN Tell A Book By Its Cover

September 18, 2010

I fell out of my chair laughing, as I read my friend Ridgely’s endorsement of the Kindle, that wonderful e-reader. Do you have one? I do, because I begged and pleaded until my Sweet Spousal Unit broke down and bought me one. I enjoy it, but I’m too cheap to actually purchase books on it, [...]

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Share A Square 2010 Works For Quality

September 17, 2010

The folks at the post office are wondering about the packages that I juggle as I leave each day. They have no idea that inside are lovely crocheted squares from around the world that will be made into afghans for children at a cancer camp next summer. So far 1,353 squares have arrived for Share [...]

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Is Lula B’s Cool or Pimpadelic?

September 16, 2010

When we saw the sign, we screeched to a halt to go shopping. How in Thunder were we supposed to resist shopping at a place that advertised, “Cool Stuff for Cool People?” After all, Mr. Tucker and I are “pretty cool,” if I do say so myself. Lula B’s East, near downtown Dallas at 2639 [...]

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Experiencing The Dallas Farmer’s Market

September 15, 2010

Elbowing my way through the mass of people at The Dallas Farmer’s Market, I could only think, “This is like grocery shopping at The State Fair!” It had the crowds, the lines, and the noise … without any thrilling rides, decadent corny dogs, or fried Frito pie. There was a vendor selling some very tempting [...]

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Fall Overhaul

September 13, 2010

Do any of y’all fall prey to the urge to “spring clean” your home? I do that, but it’s usually just “surface cleaning” to brighten up the place. For some reason that I cannot fathom, my urge to really clean comes over me in the autumn. I’m not talking about just dusting and sweeping — [...]

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Not So Yucky Yukon Golds

September 6, 2010

I hoped that the farmer’s sign was not a commentary on the quality of his produce. At the Dallas Farmer’s Market, I spied these Yukon Gold potatoes and lusted for them, despite the label proclaiming them “Yuckon” Gold. I figured that farmer was busy growing food and didn’t have time to spell. I didn’t care, [...]

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Paragliders Hanging By Threads

September 5, 2010

We saw them floating through the sky from Interstate 35 near Lewisville, Texas. I gasped because they seemed perilously close to the power lines. “They look like they are closer than they are,” my husband assured me. They were powered paragliders. In a field, I could see where they had launched. It looked like another [...]

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The Writing Doldrums

September 4, 2010

Have y’all ever had days when you can’t seem to write? Perhaps you want to do so, but you can’t “bring yourself to the page.” Some days when I sit in front of my computer screen, looking at the blank page titled “Add New Post,” I’m excited about the prospect of writing. My fingers fly [...]

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The Wright Stuff

September 2, 2010

Some mornings, I have to begin by seeking humor in order to face the world. Does that ever happen to you? This morning I pulled out a book of quotes and flipped to the page with observations by Steven Wright. Do y’all know him? He’s that sardonic comedian with the deadpan delivery that is so [...]

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