I have got to be one of the worst bloggers out there. I post a lot, I post a little, I post irregularly, repeat posts, post so often you can’t keep up, post so infrequently you wonder if they’ve finely put me in a corner with a straight jacket. But, much like toe fungus, I do keep coming back. And I think I’m finally ready to come back from my latest bought of silence. Maybe. Ask me again in a week – I might change my mind again. So, call your friends, notify the media, sit b

devoted coverage to the phenomena which I think means it’s time to take a look back and see what’s changed, what’s the same and maybe what we wish we hadn’t said.  I invite you to share your “25 Random Things” list in the comments below.  If you are a blogger, this is an easy blog post – link back here or put a link in the comments below. Here’s my list from January 17, 2009: 1. I always put the toilet lid down before flushing. You should to. 2. For several years when I was

The downside is realizing that apparently many of us like to spend inordinate amounts of time watching emotionally damaged drug addicts get paid to pretend to enjoy having sex with each other for the camera rather than taking the time and effort to think up something that we might actually get to try later.  (No wonder there are so many sexless marriages – no one ever has to take the time to think of fun things to do themselves!)  And apparently a lot of us figure its worth t

For anyone who cares, the flowers are (in order): Yellow Marguerite Daisy Anise Hyssop Carnation Mix Poppies Coreopsis Early Sunrise Black Eyed Susan Hosta Dianthus Neon Star Echinachea Magnus Monarda (Bee Balm) Jacob Cline Icelandic Poppies False Dragon’s Head/Obedient Plant Blue Flax White Peshwar Poppy Butterfly Weed Cornflowers/Bachelor’s Buttons California Poppies Cosmos I also just put in a Rosa Rugosa which ought to grow into a windbreak for the middle of the garden.

True story: a few nights back as I was getting ready for bed, my husband asked me, “what are you thinking about over there?” “The influence of early Christian views of women on the later status of women in the western world.” Because aren’t these the things everyone thinks about while they brush their teeth at night?  Other people’s master thesis are my night time musings.  There’s something wrong with me. But now you know why I blog. 🙂 Pass It On! Tweet Email More Print Sha