The Egg, the Fire Department and the Internet
I am a griller. Always have been. And, up until recently, I’ve been a loyal user of Weber grills. Then came the egg… I stumbled across an ad for the Big Green Egg one day while browsing an online grilling forum. Naturally curious, I started researching what this strange device was all about and was…
Where the %#$@ Have I Been?
OK so it’s been a very long time since my last blog here and I’m truly sorry (mostly to myself) for the long hiatus. In my defense, a couple of big things have happened since I last posted. You may recall that I wrote a piece last year about our real estate saga and chronicled…
Rage in the Machine
In honor of my recent trip to the Pacific Northwest, here’s a piece I wrote about driving there a few years ago. Seems nothing has changed… Why is it that when some people get behind the wheel of a car, their brain turns to mush, their decision making skills go out the window and…
The Unicorn – A Real Estate Saga
I was born in a little town in northern Wisconsin that’s literally surrounded by thousands of small glacier formed lakes. The first place I ever came home to was my grandparents’ small cabin on Stearns Lake. I spent at least one week (usually many more) there every summer until I left for college. The…
2 Weeks at the Lake
This is a piece I wrote a few years ago about summer road tripping and fun at a lake cottage. It’s that time of year again, so I thought I’d repost it. Enjoy! We are currently on vacation at a rental house on Hayden Lake in North Idaho. Being out here in the…
Californication
We just returned from a two-and-a-half-week trip to Santa Barbara, CA. We had a wonderful time with our two furry kids in a lovely rental house soaking up the California lifestyle and enjoying some much needed relief from the summer Arizona heat. California has something for everyone – sparkling water, sandy beaches, snow capped…
Furry Travels
We have 2 dogs – an 8 year old yellow lab, Mickey, and a 5 year old golden retriever, Lucy. We view them as dogs. They view themselves as people. We adopted Mick from a breeder where he had a less than auspicious start to his life, confined mostly to a kennel. He’s the most…
Welcome!
Welcome to my blog. Here you will find my random musings, rants, raves, observations, thoughts, feelings, and other ideas that tend to congregate in my head. A few answers to questions you may have: What is the significance of the blog title? Since it’s very difficult to categorize random musings, I thought…