Anny Cook's Blog, page 104

Burying the Hatchet

There are few things as awkward as mending a friendship when you feel you are in the wrong. One of those would be fixing something when you don't feel you're wrong.The problem as I see it is point of view. What I might view as a relatively simple issue just might be something another individual feels very strongly about. What to do?Humanity in general is a seething mass of individuals who all

The weekend...

This week for many of us the weekend has taken an awfully long time to arrive. Rest. Unwind. Eat chocolate. Perhaps sit in the sunshine and meditate. See ya on Monday.anny

Different

That's me. Frolicking in the woods. Dancing to my own band. It appears that I'm not WRONG--just different in my approach to writing. Like most things in life, there is no one correct way to do it. Unfortunately, also like most things in life, everyone believes their way is the only right way.So I'm a square peg in a round hole. Or visa versa. It doesn't really matter which way it works. Either

Blocks...

Everyone has at least one particular thing they don't "get". For some people, it's numbers. For others it's a subset of numbers such as percents or fractions. Some people transpose letters. Some have trouble with verbs. For me...it's point of view. Hence the title of my blog.Since I started writing with serious intent, I've been teased about my runaway switching of view points--otherwise known as

Manscapes

Ah, the vocabulary. Men don't have boobs. They have moobs. And bromances. And manscapes. They have mirdles and mansierres and are metrosexuals. Mantyhose and manscara are available for the truly well-rounded male. Think I'm kidding? One word. Google.So, what is it all about?Culturally, where are we going with this? Will there be a true reversion back to the days when men wore some version of the

Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom Part 2

This column is a reprint from November 2007. Many of my friends are suffering discouragement, loss, and even tragedy. I was looking through some of my old posts for a specific quote (never found it!) but found this post instead. It spoke to me. Perhaps it will speak to those who need it. Blessings on your day. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change; the courage to change

Magazine Musing

For a while now, I've been curious about whether women really pay attention to the articles in magazines or whether they buy them for the recipes and such. I read the covers when I'm standing in line at the checkout counters in the grocery store and wonder who decides what they put on the covers?As far as I can tell, the most popular entry on all covers, regardless of genre, always has something

Have a great weekend!

Sleep late. Eat chocolate. Read a good book...preferably one written by Anny Cook!anny

Friend Request Denied!

Social networks! Friend me! Follow me! Twitter! Where will it all end???I have 653 friends on Facebook. I probably know 80 of them. Maybe another 10 are family members. And that leaves...563 people who want to be my friends. Of those, I'm slowly getting to know another 15 or so. And then there's the fan club for Jacquelyn Frank's Nightwalker series. I appear to be friends with most of them. Since

Chasing your tail...

Last night I played Wii bowling with the house hunk, my daughter and her SO. I was doing pretty good. And then...The dog started chasing her tail. First to the right. Then to the left. Right. Left. Very difficult to bowl when the dog's chasing her tail. BTW, I bowled 181 that game.That's pretty much how life is these days. It's not so much that I'm chasing my tail... but everyone around me is.