First off, thank you to everyone for their kind words regarding yesterday’s post and our precious Mia. This week’s poem is from a few weeks back, during another burst of late night creativity. This time, I was reading Pablo Neruda […]
The Goodest of Good Girls
How do you describe a companion that’s been with you for 15 years that’s never said a word but who’s eyes have spoken volumes? Mia was a stray in North Carolina that we found on the internet as a companion […]
My Gift To You
Time to celebrate another slingshot around the sun I suppose. Sounds so much cooler than birthday doesn’t it? Like I was actually more a part of the process than hanging on for dear life as this little blue-green ball hurtles […]
Parbaked Word Wednesday
I’ll freely admit that this poem is a bit on the underside of cooked. It started out of an afternoon of staring at the walls and wondering what to do with myself. Then, I asked myself the title as a […]
Keep It Simple(r) Stupid!
I feel like I’m always in this battle with myself between simplicity and complexity. And, much like what we know about battles, it can get confusing really quickly. Doing a bunch of simple things is great until they start getting […]
On Making Expensive Mistakes
I say this often enough to bore people, but it’s true. You can learn something from anybody. Even if it’s only what not to do. In fact, I think the “what not to do” lessons are the most valuable because […]
These Word Wednesdays
Have to confess that rather than writing consistently to start the year, it’s been stops and starts. Quick bursts of output and then days of dormancy. Since I don’t want to bore anyone more than they might already be, all […]
A Procrastination Fascination
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” Douglas Adams Is procrastination part of human nature? Is it inherent in who we are? Is it part of the base code that forms the programming […]
Teenager Nation
I started writing a post about accountability this morning and completely lost steam after my initial zeal and cup of coffee ran out. Although there seemed to be a decently strong thread running through it, I deleted it and decided […]
The Active Voice
I didn’t post anything on Monday, and I’m kind of glad that I didn’t. Because it more than likely would’ve been a video of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech or perhaps one of a hundred […]