-
Up Close and Personal With a Volcano
August came in with a rumble this morning. Tara woke me from a sound sleep to inform me it was “thundering out.” Before I could even question whether thundering was a legitimate word, it started thundering out. Woohoo! That woke me up. It was right overhead, too. That’s the best kind of thunderstorm. So. August. Months ago, in looking…
-
Catch Me If You Can
Have you ever seen the movie Catch Me If You Can? It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale, a real-life con man who successfully posed as a pilot, a doctor, and an attorney in the 1960s before being captured by the FBI. It’s a great film, and an amazing story. I’d always wondered how somebody could…
-
Didn’t See That Curveball Coming
I like to shop at thrift stores. Not because I’m cheap, but… OK, fine. It’s because I’m cheap. Though I prefer to call it “fiscally responsible.” Why should I go to Kohl’s and pay twenty bucks for a shirt when I can go to Value Village and pay $2.00 for that same shirt? I’d rather…
-
You Say Coke, I Say Caine
Tara and I bought new bicycles over the weekend. I hadn’t been bike shopping in a long time, so I was a bit surprised by how much had changed. (And by “how much,” I mainly mean price. These things ain’t cheap)! What can I say? I own a ten-year old Huffy. I’m hardly a two-wheel…
-
It Happened On a Tuesday
I’ve often said Tuesday is the most unappreciated day of the week. Think about it: Monday gets a lot of bad press because everybody dreads it – but at least they talk about it. Wednesday is Hump Day, the halfway point of the work week. People like Thursday because it’s almost Friday (and they get…
-
The Accidental Sunset
Friday evening, we stumbled upon one of the most beautiful sunsets we had ever seen. I say “stumbled upon” because we did not set out in search of a sunset. We’d actually decided to celebrate the end of the work week with dinner at Beaches, on the Columbia River waterfront. We got there a little…
TAG! YOU’RE IT.
Black Hills blogging camping cats Christmas cold cooking COVID-19 Facebook Food Fort Atkinson gardening Halloween Hiking holidays house Madison Midwest moving music NaNoWriMo Nevada No Time for Kings novel Oregon Oregon coast Pacific Northwest Portland Rapid City road trip Snow social media South Dakota television Thanksgiving thunderstorms Travel unemployment United States Washington Weather winter Wisconsin Work Writing
Subscribe
Tired of constantly refreshing your screen to see if there’s a new blog post? Enter your email to have updates sent directly to your inbox. No spam, I promise. Unless you’re looking for the delicious canned meat, in which case, here’s a handy link!
Mark My Words 