I'm not just a procrastinator; I'm also a total klutz. Some years back,my coworkers actually gave me a t-shirt that said "I do all my own stunts" after I fell UP an escalator at a professional conference. Yup, and that's me Sober... That awkward moment when you try to do something dignified and fall over... … Continue reading Put it on a T-shirt: Klutz Edition
Put it on a T-shirt… sometime: Procrastination Edition
You know what? I'll write this one later. No wait, come back---I'm just kidding! I'm a terrible procrastinator, have been for as long as I can remember... I'm noticing that a number of these t-shirt ideas could double as "ADHD" slogans... And I suddenly wonder if that diagnosis has anything to do with my apparent … Continue reading Put it on a T-shirt… sometime: Procrastination Edition
Internal Geographies
My husband has described his customer Vern as a guy who "can't find anything good to say about life." When Vern called Jon's cell tonight (in the middle of our Date Night) pleading for help with his broken-down truck, I got to experience his outlook first-hand. Jon being Jon, we went to help---which meant giving … Continue reading Internal Geographies
Toothbrush Talk
Marital communication is one of those things that grows stronger with time and practice, and Jon & I have been at it for not quite a year... Still, one of our stranger strengths is evident at toothbrushing-time.... Our electric toothbrushes run for two timed minutes, during which time we can't speak without spraying toothpaste-lather, but we manage … Continue reading Toothbrush Talk
“Crazyass Passions” & Pencilled Notes
My mother isn't one for writing-in-books, so I'm tickled that the book she just mailed me has a sentence underlined with a smiley-face. "I believe in crazyass passion." That's the line she highlighted in Rinker Buck's Oregon Trail travelogue, and that says plenty about my mother! She's a world traveler, kayaker, fly-fisher, river rafter, scuba diver (Nitrox-certified … Continue reading “Crazyass Passions” & Pencilled Notes
Cultivating a Path
Yesterday when (yet another!) snowstorm took hold of Boise, we joined an impromptu neighborhood shoveling-party. 5 neighbors, 3 shovels, 2 brooms, 1 snowblower (till we ran it out of gas), 1 dustpan (for hand-scooping), assorted bags of icemelt, plus 2 "helping" dogs (plus one "helping" chronicler)... all added up to a merry band of nearly-snowed-in RV-neighbors! … Continue reading Cultivating a Path
2017: A Year for Reading Rihla
Boise Idaho is bearing up under record-breaking conditions this week. We have more snow on the ground than EVER. (Well, at least the "ever" that dates from 1875 when someone started measuring.) We have wind-chill warnings for -25F and more snow on the way, possibly to be followed next week by rain, of all things, … Continue reading 2017: A Year for Reading Rihla
Kana's Chronicles 