I used to work food service. Waitron, prep cook, deli counter bagel flayer, and espresso jerk. Sometimes I’d work a double. Sometimes I’d be the only one working the front of the house. Hectic dinner rush and forget about making weekend plans. A tough job it is, serving food. But I liked the pace and…

a pile to ponder too few leaves to rake & bag autumn hits the deck

 Life’s a banquet, or at least a mélange of things bitter and sweet. It’s all in how you slice it. As long as the biggest portion is filled with love and laughter, the sour bits that come our way won’t weigh us down for long. Eat. Drink. You know the rest.

This was a get-nothing-done day. Although that's never really the case, is it? I read a couple chapters of my "locked door" mystery, and managed to get breakfast in me and clothed, too, before leaving the house. I told one colleague I hope he and his partner can one day legally wed in the State…

First up, the Dreadnought news. Why? Because I seem to be in the strange position of having released a sequel while people are still picking up/reading/reviewing the first book with a downright shocking degree of momentum. Don’t get me wrong, that’s great! But for some reason, I’ve been getting emails from excited readers asking when/if…

10-10-10 is a mighty unique date. Folks everywhere have been marking the occasion in all manner of ways great and small. For me, today is a day of remembrance. The entire month of October is melancholy, but the days leading up to the 10th are the hardest. It has been four years since Nado died,…

A view from my weekend perch reveals a cup of jolt juice and a book in both mitts. Two fisted reading makes for an interesting test of my ability to concentrate and comprehend. I just hope in the end I can keep my stories straight.

What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the new PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Harvard scholar turns to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans — via www.pbs.org I rushed to my computer…

Aaah golden slumber cut short by morning. Waking up a grump won’t help my flagging attitude. Adjust, adjust, and reevaluate I must. I’m too cynical and sensitive and wish I didn’t care. Looking to lay the burden someplace. Anywhere. 

This is a picture of the Big 12 football helmets in the stadium.  Go Nebraska! via texasirishways.blogspot.com Mom's hopped on Blogger to share adventures along the (Irish) way. All y'all need to stop on by and say "Hey!"