The first post of the new year
For some reason I feel like I am standing at the end of the high diving board, the new year is twinkling in the water below. I’m not sure I’m ready to take the plunge – that water looks a bit murky from way up here. I know the year will hold all the promise […]
The 100th Post. Leap and the net will appear
It turns out that Thursday’s post, a throwback to 2002, was Grammaniaonline.com ‘s one hundredth episode. A milestone. I’m doing a dazed happy dance. An idea I decided to run with back in May is still running. One hundred posts – it appears I have been talking your ears off for seven months. You’ve learned […]
Another Brilliant Idea — maybe
Last Thursday was the final episode of ‘Paw Prints On my Heart’ – the nine post series about the dogs of my past. It felt good to write about each of these friends, to revisit our time together. I’m glad to have their stories up on ‘the cloud’ (wherever that is) – glad that they […]
25 Things
I was playing the ’25 things people would be surprised to learn about me’ game with my daughter recently – it helps the miles pass quickly when you’re driving. It was my turn. “They’d be surprised to learn that I have tap shoes”. My daughter agreed. “They’d be surprised to learn that I have a […]
My imaginary friend
Having had several false starts on a blog post this weekend I’ve decided to write about not getting one done. I don’t know what happens to me when the words just won’t come together, when the blank page throws down and wins. It isn’t for lack of a story to tell – there are several […]
The Written Word
I have a confession to make – I’m a relative newbie to this “written word thing”. I’ve listened to authors being interviewed and heard stories of lifelong desires to write – I can make no such claim. In fact, I was never even much of a reader until I turned 40 (I’m a late bloomer). […]
A post about a post — a post post
I had a lot of fun re-typing that old essay into my last blog post. It was like a visit with a friend you haven't seen for a very long time. I can remember working on that piece for days before I shipped it off to the contest. I put a shine on that baby [...]
Happy birthday friend
A very dear friend of mine is celebrating her birthday today. Like me, and so many people at this stage of our lives, there is nothing she needs or wants. So I decided to gift her with a blog post about our friendship and what she means to me. Of the many wonderful things my […]
Exposure
This blogging thing is sort of like trying on bathing suits and having the mirror located somewhere in the middle of the mall – it’s terrifying. Sure most of my most private parts are still covered but enough is on display to invite ridicule. I like one piece suits — large and black. I […]
When writing becomes an addiction
My daughter asked me the other day if I was still checking my Facebook page a thousand times a day every time I put up a blog post. I squirmed a little. Perhaps secretly checking Facebook is like sneaky drinking – you think you’re getting away with something but everyone can tell. “Not a thousand,” […]