Category Archives: Just Thoughts

How old is too old to travel to Ireland?

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

How do you know that you’re too old to take a trip far away from home? How much trouble it is worth to see new places and have new experiences in a foreign land? What if you love going places, … Continue reading →

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How Ordering Pizza Brought out the Worst in Me

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Last week I went into a local pizza place to pick up a pizza for Hubby and me for dinner. I had worked all day, then gone to the gym to exercise, so it was finally dinnertime, and I was … Continue reading →

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Oh, Go Ahead, Grease the Pan

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

In the last few years I have baked some pretty homely-looking chocolate chip cookies. They never seem quite right. They seem to turn out flat, a little chewy, sometimes annoyingly dark brown & crispy on the bottom . . . yes, they … Continue reading →

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Three Bumper Stickers That Me Laugh (even though they’re not funny)

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

We’ve all seen them for years, these three bumper stickers. None of them are clever, but people put them on their cars anyway. And dammit, I laugh at them. It’s not that I think they’re funny. They’re not good enough to for the … Continue reading →

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It’s Just Cold, That’s All There is to It

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

It got cold last night. It was the kind of night in Minnesota when you think, could it really be that sometimes we wear shorts and t-shirts outside? Is it true that, here at our house, during a different season, … Continue reading →

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A Message for Alec Baldwin

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Grow up, jerkface!

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So Long, Colonel Potter

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Harry Morgan 1915 – 2011

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Scenes from Venice

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

Well, I planned to blog about Rome tonight, but I liked Venice so much, what the hell, I decided to stay there for another post. Here are a few things I learned about Venice: 1) The city is sinking. A lot. More accurately, the … Continue reading →

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Venice and Florence, canals and cats

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

I returned from my trip to Italy almost 2 weeks ago, but I’ve been too busy to blog about it. I had to go back to work about 12 hours after getting home, and I have had to catch up on … Continue reading →

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Shallow but Persistent Thoughts About Italy

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

Having returned to the United States from a trip to Italy a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been asked quite a few times how I enjoyed my trip. I did enjoy it immensely, as I got to travel with my mom, visit another country, and … Continue reading →

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