I am combining two topics into one post tonight; both are about running. First, I want to make sure you know that there is still plenty of time left in the RunChat “Holiday to Holiday” scavenger hunt (it ends 12/26). I will be sharing collages of my “finds” at the end of this post! Secondly, […]
What I Would Say to Sam Champion
I was surprised last Monday when Sam Champion announced he was leaving Good Morning America to be the managing editor and host of his own show at The Weather Channel. There are very few people in the public eye for whom I am a “fangirl,” and Sam is one of the few. A blog post is the only […]
Race to the $175 Giveaway!
Trees. Some people put angels on top of theirs. We used to do that, until our cat Bella declared herself, ahem, “angelic” by racing to the top of our tree nightly! If you’re like me, you feel like you’re in a race this time of year: to decorate, to check things off your list, to […]
In Praise of Snail Mail
Carolyn Gaines passed away last week. Carolyn was a fellow parishioner at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church. I believe we may have met in person once, but our connection was established when we began exchanging “snail mail.” For her birthday (I think it was her 85th), we were all encouraged to send her cards, since she […]
Speaking of Toastmasters
I do not need one more thing to do. If anything, I need to find ways to streamline my life and focus on direction (my “word” of 2013). Why, then, did I join a Toastmasters club a few months ago? To Improve My Speaking I am sure this is the number one reason people join […]
The Best Kind Of Sight
I need to do a lot more processing before I write a proper tribute post to my mother in law, Barb, who passed away early Saturday morning. A quick thought for the night, though. I was listening to an interview with Alexander Payne, director of Nebraska, for which Bruce Dern won Best Actor at the Cannes […]