"Al's Vacation" Published!
My short story, "Al's Vacation," is now published on We Are A Website . It's a series of emails between a husband and wife who were over...
Confession of a Dinosaur
About a week ago, I downgraded from a smart phone to a dumb (flip) phone, a phone that gets great reception in the mountains, and is...
Dog Days of Summer
The ancient Greeks thought of the constellation Canis Major as a dog, with the star Sirius as its nose, who chased the hare Lepus. Dog...
100% Eclipse or Bust
Up until early this morning, I seriously considered staying home with the dogs while my husband and our guests drove to Casper to watch...
Best Week of the Year
I love this time of the year -- Shark Week! The SciFi channel trots out all of the worst movies ever made, complete with annoying...
The Joy of Shopping
I'm not one to spend hours shopping (unless a college football game is on TV). But sometimes a girl has gotta shop. I'm not talking...
Life Without Coffee
Some say we'll know the world is ending by catastrophes such as war, stars falling from the sky, earthquakes, and no light from the sun...
In the Penalty Box
Our dog, Audrey, is in the penalty box. Again. We've crated the dogs anytime we go out, ever since two Decembers ago, when Audrey helped...
Buffalo Sock Monster
Just when I thought everything was in place at home, enter the Buffalo sock monster. Our Los Angeles sock monster lived in the dryer and...
Take a Hike
I decided to explore a part of the Clear Creek trail system I hadn't hiked before. Clear Creek meanders through town, and the trail more...