I am very certain that all of the ESL students whom I’ve taught would wholeheartedly agree with this graphic. English can be really messed-up sometimes. Sheesh! : ) Enjoy~ Read more »
On Beloved Pets and Their Temporary Bouts of Insanity
We have a dog named Pugsley. We love Pugsley. Yes, we do. (I often needed to remind myself of that fact throughout this last week.) We recently moved, and our 10-year-old Beagle/Pug mix was simply beside himself. Since verbal articulation has never been his strong suit, we don’t know why he went into temporary insanity. Did he think he was going to lose his owners along with his home? Did he simply decide he wasn’t up for change? Since he’s a dog wildly given over to all textile comforts (he burrows into all pillows, blankets, soft furniture, clothing, and whatever [...] Read more »
On Chuck Norris
Yup. Just sayin’… : ) Read more »
On Prayers for Help
I came across this prayer recently, and I had to laugh. Yes. After all, the Christian tradition has given us thousands upon thousands of beautiful prayers: words of penitence, gratitude, joy, and sorrow covering every theme the human heart can articulate and many it cannot. The cries for guidance, help, and strength reverberate through the centuries and across the millennia in these prayers, reminding us that we are not so very different from one another after all. The prayer books and liturgical service guides for the various denominations often contain the very best of these. And yet none of these [...] Read more »
On Missing Important Dates
And you thought you were having a bad day. Life being what it is sometimes, I’ve had to miss a couple of events and meetings this week that I really wanted to be present for. But I had to laugh out loud at the scale of things here. The dinos below helped me put those missed events into perspective (well, mostly, anyway). As long as you and I aren’t watching an ark sail away, our missed meetings or appointments or rehearsals or life events are probably going to work out. Just saying… Read more »
On Anthropomorphism and Pugsley
I live with a dog who thinks he’s a human. A pug/Beagle rescue-dog cross, Pugsley sprawls on the sofa like a couch potato, expects tasty people-food morsels on a constant basis, and swats at us until he’s been petted satisfactorily so he can fall drowsily into the 5th or 7th of his 11 customary, daily naps. If my husband and I need to be gone, his enraged shouting greets us upon our return. Crouching on all fours, he glares accusingly up at us as he howls unknown epithets in our direction. Not until he’s finished with his frenzied scolding (about [...] Read more »
Baroque Bach Mountain
I suspect many of you have been there. You know who you are. When that piece of music you really adored and on which you began earnest work gradually transforms—weeks or months down the road—into the sound of fingernails scraping down a chalkboard. Because dysfunctional relationships are not limited only to humans or to animal predators in the wild. Oh, no—I am here to tell you that dysfunctionality and eternal star-crossedness in relationships between the musician and the music can be quite common. It can depend on the piece of music, how much caffeine has or has not been consumed, [...] Read more »
With apologies to my football aficionado friends…
But Maxine and I share similar beliefs about the Super Bowl. It’s pretty simple for us, really: For those of you who view the Super Bowl differently than Maxine and me, happy Super Bowl preparations! : ) Read more »
On Thinking Too Much
I’m sure we’ve all heard this accusation leveled at us somewhere in our past. Does the phrase “You think too much” ring a bell? Most of us have been accused of this at some point in our lives, and some people get informed of this judgement considerably more often than others do, but still, I suspect almost all of us have had such an experience. What I find most fascinating is that whenever I am being told I think too much, it is almost always by someone who disagrees with my viewpoint. In fact, I can’t ever remember being told [...] Read more »
Random inspirational (ahem!) thoughts for January
Here’s some January inspiration if you, too, are struggling to get out and run lately: Here’s a reminder that no matter how intimidating or frightening, every journey still begins with only one step, and you are the only one who can take that step for you: And finally, here’s some shamefaced inspiration if you’re in need of alternatives to therapy because cash is tight, or because you managed to go running after all and found that your joints already did all the (highly inappropriate) shouting for you: May your running get done after all, may your feet stay gripped to [...] Read more »
On Internet Delays, Moving, and the Resulting Delay of the Raven
So it turns out that moving can be very bad for one’s Internet access. I had planned to post this on Monday, but without Internet access, it is difficult to post. (Grr…) My unfortunate husband has been on the phone today with various techs from around the globe as he attempted to find out why our service had not yet begun from the company-which-shall-not-be-named…service that was imperative to start by today due to his work responsibilities. But it was apparently not to be, for reasons which are very difficult to understand, let alone articulate. And apparently the customer-service people of [...] Read more »
Out of the mouths of babes…
Happy Monday, everyone! And P.S.? If wearing the cape and tights makes you feel better and helps you save the world—or at least keeps your cuppa joe from splatting into your bag—by all means wear them, too! Just saying… Read more »
Hide-and-Seek with Santa
(NOTE: This is Day 6 of the 12 Days of Christmas series.) Merry Christmas, folks~~no ifs, ands, or butts about it! Read more »
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