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No longer a Cool Spring: Weather, MS69

No longer a Cool Spring: Weather, MS

In my last blog, I went on about how cool, how delightful the Spring was in southern Arizona, how cool at night especially. I talked about snowy Summer Oregon in the Cascade range, 27-year Solar cycles, Not By Fire But By Ice, a book by Robert Felix...

0 comments    my surprising girth
How a Small Child Shocked Me at Work68

How a Small Child Shocked Me at Work

Many years ago, in the seventies to be exact. (Oops! I'm aging myself, Oh well, too late now.) I was teaching some astronomy to 3-5 yr olds in South Florida.. (Yup, I really did do that). Talking about the planets resulted in a lot of hand raising...

1 comment    children astronomy surprising result
KFC Strips - a perfect and only true recipe63

KFC Strips - a perfect and only true recipe

First of all forget about using any kind of batter mixtures or corn flakes! This recipe is so easy and fast that you will not believe it actually copies the real KFC Strips perfectly... until you try it yourself! The main ingredient will be...

0 comments    recipe perfect surprise
A (not so) Hot Early Arizona Summer77

A (not so) Hot Early Arizona Summer

I have gone on at length in past blogs on the deleterious effect of heat on the multipli-scleritic backpacker, particularly me. It is enervating and downright exhausting. It is the reason why, over the last five years or so, I have fled my home...

0 comments    multiple sclerosis robert felix
The yard sale-or how we ended up with a mini dachshund while getting rid of stuff.81

The yard sale-or how we ended up with a mini dachshund while getting rid of stuff.

So, yesterday we had a yard sale. Most everyone accumulates possessions that eventually you need to come off of before you get labeled as a hoarder. Especially when two people move in together and theres double the amount. We planned this yard sale...

5 comments    dogs puppy mini
Best Surprise71

Best Surprise

I could tell when something exciting was about to happen. When Dad came home whistling it was always a good sign. He leaned over and kissed Mom. “Did you tell them?” He asked. “No. I didn’t.” She said. ...

0 comments    parenting horses surprises
The Girl Behind the Pen 278

The Girl Behind the Pen 2

Some of us may believe in destiny, or the thought we are in complete control of everything that happens in our lives, but Sandy doesn't. She knows just one unexpected turn in ones day can change everything. She has landed a job that first appeared as ideal, but is it? What's the mystery behind the oldest doctor of dentistry and his strange fettish? Sandy hopes to unveil the mystery she has come upon, taking the position of receptionist at the elite dental office.

5 comments    girl doctor change
Road Trip USA -Oregon Coast85

Road Trip USA -Oregon Coast

6 Month Road trip by retired South African couple. Old Ford Econoline and tent and the adventure started How will it end?

2 comments    road trip charleston seals
A Letter to C.S. Lewis79

A Letter to C.S. Lewis

A letter written to C.S. Lewis.

1 comment    books novel author
Whimsical Touches for the Wall72

Whimsical Touches for the Wall

Decorating your home doesn't always have mean carefully planned color schemes, finely tuned furniture arrangements, and serious works of art. In fact, sometimes it can be fun to just take a whimsical approach to home decorating.

0 comments    functionality visual interest
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