Category: Life

Gosh-Diddly-Arn-It, or The Prematurely Published Blog Post

My original idea had me writing about the conference today, and ending up at the awards dinner laughing my way through the gentlemen from Unshelved.    It's still going to happen, but I discovered the blog spotlight prematurely published with only a few tasks completed on the Liebester Award.  Plus I didn't write a paragraph … Continue reading Gosh-Diddly-Arn-It, or The Prematurely Published Blog Post →

Blog Spotlight: Liebester Awards

Thank you once again to Shadz from Tone Down and Vintage for the Liebester Award.  The award is a five-part process with a little link love for the person nominating you (check).  The award now has a place on my site (check).  Now comes the hard part...5 blogs with less than 200 followers deserving of … Continue reading Blog Spotlight: Liebester Awards →

Wheel, Deal, and Write

Sorry, folks, no 'Midweek Geekiness' today.  In the words of John Cleese, "And now for something completely different"... While the blog remained a little quiet, things outside the computer hop and bop around.  I just bought myself a new bike.  It's light enough to carry upstairs to my condo, plus the bike shop offers %15 … Continue reading Wheel, Deal, and Write →

Topsy-Turvy Schedule Juggling

I postponed a few entries namely a Blog Spotlight and a Midweek Geekiness.  (Does that make it a Post-Post Midweek Geekiness?)  I know it's not a paying gig and this blog is something I enjoy.  I have a raft-load of work washing ashore on my desk, plus the clock ticks until my big trip to Alberta.  … Continue reading Topsy-Turvy Schedule Juggling →

Sweating Out the Stories

I came, I did, and I want to come back. I went to my first hot yoga class after nearly talking myself out it on the way.  My bus passes my neighbourhood before taking me to my class.  I nearly wanted to pull the cord, literally, on the evening.  In fact, I wanted to get … Continue reading Sweating Out the Stories →

Sweating to the Tune of Om

Hot yoga. To some it's a trend practised by puffed-up hipsters.  To others, like me, it's a return to yoga with a twist.  Way back in the day, alright the early 2000's, I made a beeline to a yoga studio close to my work place.  It did mostly Hatha yoga, the perfect kind of yoga … Continue reading Sweating to the Tune of Om →

Book Talk: Meeting Raylan Givens

I confess to seeing Elmore Leonard's work on the movie screen than actually reading his novels. The two standing out in my mind involve US Marshall Karen Sisco played by both Carla Guigino (Television, Karen Sisco on ABC) and Jennifer Lopez (Movie, Out of Sight). I confess to liking Carla Guigino, an underrated actress and … Continue reading Book Talk: Meeting Raylan Givens →

Post-Long Weekend Surprise

Aside from posting a 'Happy Easter' message, sorry for the mistyped subject line, I took some time off from blogging.  (Sadly not from Angry Birds.)  I feel up to my eye balls with half completed entries in draft mode, plus whatever scribbles in my blue notebook.  I basically write with the hope people will discover me, be … Continue reading Post-Long Weekend Surprise →

A Loop, An Inner Dialogue, and a Song

I nearly didn't go out today.  My alarm went off, I got up, and made tea and toast for breakfast.  All the while my mind debated between the voice wanting a leisurely morning and the other wanting to do my 6 K long run.  Between the two yapping voices, while I enjoyed my toast with … Continue reading A Loop, An Inner Dialogue, and a Song →