Saturday night...War of the Worlds...Tom Cruise... I need to make clear I am neither a science fiction enthusiast nor a Tom Cruise fan. I was simply at loose ends last Saturday night. Doug was glued to the computer and I had a mountain of ironing to do. My head ached, throat was sore so didn't care …
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I can get a little cocky after doing a new thing successfully several times in a row. I am not proud of this. My preference, when I mess up, is to swallow my pride and laugh it off...it's a good thing I feel this way. The first day we put on our masks, air tanks …
What this is....an object's mass (your body) within a medium (lake, pool, river, ocean) equals the weight of the displaced medium. Or as Wikipedia says: "An object that has neutral buoyancy will neither sink nor rise". I drew a little picture that might help........... What can I say .... I'm not an artist. But basically, …
My husband learned to scuba dive in Alaska. I'd send him off with two thermoses....one with hot water and one with coffee. When he got out of the water he'd pour the hot water into his gloves so he could warm up his fingers enough to get out of his gear and drink the coffee. …
Evidence of spring is slow in coming this year...34 degrees when I look outside this morning. But I will take this and be glad...... Outside my kitchen window this gift waits for me....I don't even mind doing dishes. "Take a good look at God's wonders-they'll take your breath away" Psalm 66:5, The Message
My youngest son turned 29 last week and it reminded me how much I hate flying. Conversely, I flew a lot last week and that always reminds me of Daniel. Does it not occur to anyone but me how unnatural it is to hurtle thru space in a metal object? And while you're up there …
Spending last week in the Washington D.C. area was terrific. It was a rare chance for me to unwind, take walks, read and reflect. Although Doug's primary purpose was work, we managed to pack alot of miles, a lot of sights and a lot of good food into the in between spaces. I love good southern …
I was intrigued to find poet Walt Whitman had been at the Battle of Fredericksburg during the Civil War... bought a thin booklet about his life and some selected writings at the bookstore in Arlington. He was 42 when the war started. His younger brother George joined the 51st New York Volunteers. Hearing his brother had been hurt, …
I'm in Alexandria Virginia this week...tagging along with Doug while he attends a conference. The hotel is free. I promised him I wouldn't eat much. All we had to buy was my plane ticket. This was my first official act upon touching down at Reagan National Friday evening in 80 degree weather, blue skies and no rain. …
Waterlogged and feeling like each of my feet was a 50 pound weight, I found myself wondering again, “Why do I get stuck in these situations…what's wrong with me?". You might have wondered the same thing from time to time, about yourself that is....you know… events, business ventures, crazy human encounters that originally sounded great but …
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