Author Archives: Susan
More Lions
Today was the first day of Vacation Bible School at church. I was asked to choose a Tribe. Benjamin was already taken. What was left was Zebulon, Dan, and Judah. I took Judah, of course! Our banner has a nice … Continue reading
Today I am ashamed to be from Houston
The headline reads, Police Horses Trample Janitors, One Arrested at Peaceful Protest Downtown. More information on what led up to this can be found here. According to indeed.com, the average custodian in Texas makes $26,000 per year (7% lower than … Continue reading
Lightning v. FSM
Here’s my wicked humor again. I was driving to church this morning and noticed the beautiful artwork on the tailgate of the black pickup truck ahead of me. It was a lot of spidery threads of silver lightning limned in … Continue reading
Daylight “Savings” Time
Daylight Savings Time = Production Lost Time That’s my belief. Screwing up the internal clock of most of the nation twice a year is just wrong. It’s hard on the computers, too, especially in the Fall when you try to … Continue reading
Knowledge is Power
There is an old phrase, “knowledge is power.” I truly believe it. The more you know, the better your choices can be. I could give many examples, but that’s not why I’m here today. Star and I bought Ed a … Continue reading
Spam Spam Spam Spam
I got the spam filter up just in time. It’s starting to filter out funky “comments.” Despite the Monty Python song, this kind of Spam is not “lovely.” 🙂 Internal jukebox: “Lovely Spam! Wonderful Spam!”
Strange and Thoughtful Day
I was playing a computer game on Facebook, and the sidebar mentioned that today was a friend’s birthday. Knowing she was a twin, I expanded the pane to find all of today’s birthdays. One of them was a friend who … Continue reading
Saffron v. Opium
I read an interesting article on CNN today. It’s a tiny important move for peace in Afghanistan in my opinion. It turns out that a crop of the saffron crocus brings a better profit than a crop of the opium … Continue reading
Growing Older, Part 2
Talk about timing. I got this in the mail from my Mom last night and thought it too good not to share. ————————————————————————————————————————— My inconclusive travel plans 2012 I have been in many places, but I’ve never been in Cahoots. … Continue reading
Growing Older
When was the tipping point where I started going to more funerals than weddings? Perhaps it’s because I never had children, but I really don’t feel that old. I see it when I look in the mirror and I feel … Continue reading