Anny Cook's Blog, page 92

Dawn

Dawn on the road. There's a special feeling to dawn when you're traveling, regardless of the season. It heralds the promise of a bright shiny day with new possibilities.When you're at home you don't feel the same anticipation you do on the road. You believe there's nothing new to look forward to. And you're busy, busy, busy rushing off to work or all the other obligations that fill your life.We

Where are we?

Traveling can be adventurous. I suppose it can even be fun. Mostly it's confusing. There's the urge to scratch your head and ask, "Where are we now?"Hotels take on a sameness after the second night, regardless of state or brand. Two beds, not enough towels, a giant TV and an unplugged mini-fridge. Iffy wi-fi, iffier AC/heat, and hard-to-find electrical outlets. The househunk uses a C-PAP machine

Last Words

Few things are harder than deciding when to finally let an animal companion go. While a sudden death is shocking, at least the human part of the equation doesn't have to make that dread decision. But some pets live a long time. And then when they reach their last days, time seems to pick up with breathtaking speed.Suddenly, with heartbreaking abruptness, they go from frisky to sad readiness for

Motivations...

Have you ever done something with what seems to you to be perfectly logical reasons and had someone totally blow up because they don't see things the same way? Over the last few days, I've had a startling epiphany.No one else, no matter how well they know us, will ever truly understand the motivations behind our actions and decisions. They might think they do. They might try to understand. But

Boo!

House hunk and B playing a cimputer game!B next to the river!B holding baby brother S.B doing his Iron Man imitation.Ahhhh, Trick or treating!As you can see we've been having a good time in Sunny Florida. One more day and we'll be back on the road for home!anny

Fluffy...

One of the most powerful statements about obesity I've ever read is HERE. Go read it now. If you're overweight (fat, obese, well-rounded, fluffy) like me, take heart. If you're not, catch a glimpse at the other side.It's not a fun place to be.anny

Holidays?

Boy, October flew by, didn't it? And now it's almost Halloween. When I was growing up we didn't observe Halloween. One year though, my mother dressed up my oldest brother and I and allowed us to trick or treat on the next block over.I was dressed as a little Dutch girl. Since I already had blond butt-length braids and a pair of wooden shoes (a gift from some furloughed missionaries), it was a

Odds and Ends

October 30-31 I'm taking part in a Halloween Scavenger Hunt. For details, click on the icon above. What am I pitching into the cauldron? A pdf copy of Alpheli Solution. There are over fifty authors participating so check out the details at the Whipped Cream site!On Thursday and Friday this week I'll be on the road to Florida to visit my new grandbaby. Two days this week I also have doctor

Say what?

Have you ever considered how very puzzling the English language can be? Aside from the fact there's Aussie English, British English, Canadian English and American English, the idioms both shared because of common literature and background and idioms unique to the various countries make things more difficult yet.In the past four years I've spent time on the internet "talking" with new friends from

Alpheli Solution releases today!

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