Marlene Dotterer's Blog, page 44
October 5, 2013
October 2, 2013
Good Morning, America, I Love You
America is having a moment. Please excuse our dust while we hem and haw and dance around our system of checks and balances.It can get messy, we know. But eventually, things start falling into place and everybody calms down. The laws that are passed go into effect, and everybody adjusts accordingly and goes on about their daily lives.
At least, it usually works like that. The older I get, the more I realize that the calm we struggle so hard to reach and live by, really covers a multitude of res...
September 28, 2013
Blue Skies and Sad Hearts
Today has arrived on a cloud of sorrow, although I know of no reason why it would. I’m trying to work through it with typical Saturday chores and cooking projects – laundry, chicken broth, yogurt… and an uncertain plan for dinner which may be nothing more than a late lunch. We want to take a long walk, and will need to leave about 4 or so. But I’m not going to eat afterwards at 7 or 7:30. So if we have “dinner” around 2 or 3, then walk, we can just have a light snack when we get home. Plus I...
September 21, 2013
Minutiae
Life’s recent observations:
1. It rained today. The sun is out now, but we gotrealrain. Not that those poor folks in Colorado will be impressed.
2. Speaking of folks in Colorado, we still haven’t heard from or about friend Arthur.
3. I’m cooking the first pumpkin of the season right now. Pumpkin pancakes are back on the menu!
4. Yesterday we walked about six miles along the canal trail. My calorie input for the day was about 1000 calories. This morning I weighed one poundmorethan I did when I wen...
Other Writers: Amy Raby’s Goodreads Giveaway
Amy Raby’s new book, Spy’s Honor, is a prequel to Assassin’s Gambit. I helped crit both of these books over at OWW, and I promise you, they are fabulous Roman era-type fantasy.
Amy is giving away a signed pre-release copy of Spy’s Honor. Click the link to sign up:
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/65999-spy-s-honor
September 19, 2013
You can starve on benefits in this country | Jack Monroe | Society | The Guardian
Jack Monroe is in England, but it’s not different here in America. How do we fix this?
You can starve on benefits in this country | Jack Monroe | Society | The Guardian.
September 17, 2013
September 15, 2013
Trips That Exhaust You
Those tend to be the best trips, and I’m happy to report that I just had a three day vacation that resulted in many naps. In fact, I think I’ve just started to recover.
We went up to the town of Mendocino, which is farther north than I’ve ever been on the California coast. Mendocino County has two of the best things on the planet: redwood forests and ocean. Let this picture show you – it’s the view from the balcony of our rented house:
We didn’t have much time to stare at the view, though. Oh n...
September 12, 2013
TRAINSINGER®, Train Songs, Railroad Songs, Greg Schindel, California Western Railroad, Skunk Train, CDs
I’ll say more about this man later, when I’ve had some sleep and I’m not quite so high on his music.
If you love trains, check him out!
