. When writer's block hits me, this is a method I've developed to free me from the shackles. Using one word is a well known techn...

. Negative I dislike that word immensely when it is used to suggest that it is not acceptable. We do more harm to ourselves by putting th...

. Thinking about plans for the New Year, I came across something that made me want to plan for life. So, I pulled out some of my artwork ...

. This is where I live and how we celebrate the welcoming in of the New Year. The scenes are taken on Pacific Avenue considered the heart o...

The cold war had begun. But the children didn't know what that meant, not really. They thought the snow was part of it, the ice, the ...

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I think that the average dishwasher uses too much water and electrical energy. Until everyone has an energy saving dishwasher I'm put...

I just downloaded a couple hundred pictures from my camera. Most are now deleted, but there are several shots which go in succession, and th...

Another Christmas letter from my parents from before they died: December 11, 2004 Dear Ones, All, With the wonderful thanksgiving hol...

I've come to the obvious conclusion that I am not in the Christmas spirit. I have a list of reasons why, which I will not bother to go ...

Have you ever wanted a doll for Christmas?  A boy doll? A girl doll? A grown up doll?  Doesn't matter? How bad did you want it? N...

On Oprah today, she had guests Jay Z and Barbra Streisand. It's interesting to me, how Jay z is an incredibly popular performer at 39 ...

After a nice meal at Subway, we went to the theater and watched AVATAR, a most outstanding movie! This picture doesn't do it justice. I...

Last night I waited too long to take Melatonin. Tonight I took it a half hour ago. If this doesn’t work, then tomorrow I will take it earlie...

I realized today that among the daily messages and postings I send out into cyberspace is the mirror of my life, and the extended stories th...