Betsy Horvath's Blog, page 28
May 27, 2012
Remembering On Memorial Day
When I was a kid, I didn’t really know what Memorial Day was about. I knew there were parades (or “prades”, as you can see in this post). I knew there were marching bands. The local Masonic temple would come out on their motorcycles and do routines. Old men would hand out fake poppies and [...]
May 24, 2012
Cat Haiku
As I was shuffling through papers the other day, I happened upon the following examples of haiku poetry written from a cat’s point of view. I have no idea who wrote them, but my cat Eddie has taken to wearing a beret and insisting on being called “Francois”. Reach your own conclusions. For those who [...]
May 22, 2012
Dueling With The Blogosphere
Blogosphere. Betsy. En garde! *slash* *clatter* *slash* *parry parry* *jab jab jab* You’re amazing, Blogosphere. Thank you. I’ve studied *duck* hard to become so. *parry parry thrust* Tell me why we’re fighting again? Oops! *Blogosphere throws sword in air* *sommersaults off rock to ground below* *catches sword as it falls from sky* Because. *Betsy throws [...]
May 20, 2012
Photos From The Estate
It was a beautiful day here at the Palatial Horvath Estate. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and Betsy was mowing the lawn because she got tired of waiting for Philippe the houseboy to do it. The upshot of the whole thing was that I didn’t write a blog post. Instead, I thought [...]
May 17, 2012
The Importance of College
I finished my bachelor’s degree in 2002. I started my college career shortly after high school, and I took at least one class (almost) every semester, with a break of a few years in the middle. All in all, it took me about 21 years to actually get my degree. Along the way, I took [...]
May 15, 2012
A Brief Status Update (2)
When last we left Betsy, she was contemplating her three goals for 2012. They are: 1) stop eating sugar and get the diabetes under control 2) write every day 3) pay down that debt! So, how am I doing? I think I’m doing pretty well, although there’s definitely room for improvement. 1) stop eating sugar [...]
May 13, 2012
Working In The Garden
So I was out working in the garden today. I had a ton of weeding to do, as you can see from the picture to the left. In fact, I was afraid the garden was mostly weeds, but I was pleased when I found many plants I’d planted as well. The weeds were just more [...]
May 8, 2012
Wisdom from SIMS
Oft times I find myself the object of ridicule or friendly good-natured mocking for my devotion to my SIMS (I play SIMS 3 and have most of the expansion packs). Say what you will, but those little bundles of computer pixels sure can offer up a lot of good advice about living life. Don’t [...]
May 6, 2012
Living Our Story
I think that each of us has a story that we tell ourselves about ourselves. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and I think we tell ourselves a story of who we are and how other people see us. Then we live within the plot line of the story we’re telling. If, for [...]
May 3, 2012
Compulsive
April was a very interesting month around the Palatial Horvath Estate. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. One thing I learned in April is that I’m still a compulsive overeater. I was not magically cured by three months of more sensible eating. Go figure. As of the time of [...]
