The holiday season is not hard to embrace when you get to attend events like this. I love seeing these young teenagers experiencing their “glee” moments. I know I will never experience what it feels like to have a talent that can touch peoples hearts, as I believe only music can, but I do not …

Outside England ‘s Bristol Zoo there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 buses. For 25 years, its parking fees were managed by a very pleasant attendant. The fees were £1 for cars ($1.40), £5 for busses (about $7). Then, one day, after 25 solid years of never missing a day of work, …

“There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened. Douglas Adams

The endearing promise of down home was the constant rhythm of life. Some things you learn to expect, to count on, to depend on. As events alter the expected to the unknown it is comforting to remember what we once knew and loved and cherished. I will always be grateful that my children had the …

The code of the schoolyard, Marge! The rules that teach a boy to be a man. Let’s see. Don’t tattle. Always make fun of those different from you. Never say anything, unless you’re sure everyone feels exactly the same way you do. Dan Castellaneta I try really hard to keep my mouth shut. I also …

If you don’t watch SNL then you won’t know who this girl is! Which is probably a good thing. We love her! Will the real Gilly please stop tormenting this family? Gilly? Gilly? Tinker bell! Can you find Gilly’s shadow? I think she shot it! Don’t know if you have enough pixie dust to make …

I won. The best carved pumpkin. I really did. But it didn’t really mean as much because this guy won most original tool use. When he got to the mouth he was stumped. Wasn’t sure what to do. I suggested the chain saw. Was totally ignored! The kids went to town with their creations. This …

For a couple of years I have thought about remodeling. We have just been so busy that we couldn’t bring ourselves to take the time to do it. Finally this week we just did it! And I like it. It isn’t quite finished. I am still trying on different colors, different styles, adding animation and …

I have been avoiding this season’s T.V. lineup. I don’t care too much for T.V. Mostly it seems like a HUGE waste of time. Having said that, I do read about show premises. This season I read about GLEE. Honestly, I was grudgingly interested, probably because…I can’t sing. Hidden inside is this fantasy about singing …

I will not talk about what happened at the cabin this week. I don’t have to. Sometimes life has you tied up in knots. And sometimes you feel like things are just left up in the air. When those times come up it’s good to know you have friends to hang onto to. and sometimes …