I like pictures. My husband and I will come back from a weekend trip with literally hundreds, if not thousands, of pictures. You'd think someone like me would have been on Instagram, a picture sharing site, long ago. But no. I finally discovered how easy Instagram is. Continue Reading
Who is Nike? No, not THAT Nike…
Meet Nike, my little plastic chicken. Nike sits in front of me each day, right below my computer monitor. Whenever I face a fearful situation, this yellow toy chicken reminds me to face my fear and “Just Do It”. So, OK, my Nike was kinda named after THAT Nike. But the original Nike is a winged Greek goddess. How cool is that? Since I look at my plastic Nike so much, I Continue Reading
Joy Global: Give Me a Long Car Ride, and I’ll Give You One Crazy Story
Three hours into a five hour drive, an ominous grey building broke the steady stream of trees. The dull metal structure stood out against the vibrant green forest. The red of the company name served as the only ornamentation: Joy Global. My road addled mind fixated on that image, and spun. Ominous joy in the middle of the woods. What could that company possibly do? A Continue Reading
Delay For Technical Issues
I seem to be having technical issues with this morning's post not making my subscriber feed. Sorry for the delay and for any duplicates you may receive. If you know anything about tech, the issue lies with Feedburner. I'm working to resolve the issue. Here's a link to this morning's post. Preview of the First Erin Mark Adventure: Lost And In Touch *Photo Credit: Hartwig Continue Reading
Why All Weather is Good Weather
It’s April. We’re well into spring. It’s snowing. And we already have several inches of white stuff on the ground. Why won’t the weather cooperate? Last April, we played outside in short sleeves. The world had turned the green of spring, with new life visible everywhere. Yes, last year was freakishly warm, and ultimately bad for the plants, but it sure felt Continue Reading
