A State of Mind

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  • Considering the TV News–Coincidence, or Convenience?

    Sure, I believe as strongly in coincidence as anyone does. Who among us would doubt that the New York Stock Exchange, United Airlines, and the Wall Street Journal, can… and did…suddenly have computer failures at the same time? Wow–that is SOME “computer glitch!” The FBI spokesman who was mentioning various possibilities that the FBI was…

  • A story involving a dog named Bob…

     A Tall Tale, told in jest, on a sort of a “dare.”   The mail carrier arrives in her little truck about one p.m.   We have a big mailbox, which will hold good-sized packages along with lots of regular mail, which sits out by the road.  Except for watching on-coming traffic, which I avoid by standing…

  • Diagram Discussion …on Page 29

    [Day 14, Writing101.  Write about a word on page 29 of the nearest book.] The nearest book is on a shelf over my left shoulder.  It is on a shelf with a book on Tai Chi, Laughing, and one on the Tarot.  The one I touched first is called Ribbon Basics, by Mary Jo Hiney…

  • List of Lists

    [Day 14 Writing101, Make a List] My son’s boss makes a list every morning of the things he has to do that day. I don’t, but I should. Oh, I make lists … all kinds of lists.   They are even arranged in outline form, with headings, sub-headings, and points– sometimes even categories under the points, and…

  • Flying the friendly skies, back in the day

    I LOVED flying. I even liked airports, whether the reason was actually going somewhere myself, a trip with a husband, or even just providing transportation for someone else. The atmosphere of the terminal was always exciting, with people walking fast or almost running down the concourse to make a flight. Dragging or pushing carry-on bags…

  • Ominous or obnoxious?

    [DAY 5 — entry for Writing 101] A note I found on a path in a crowded park, half buried in mud, almost invisible due to age.   It doesn’t say much of anything, but it sends chills down my spine.  The meaning is ambiguous.  Suspicious person that I am, I decide that the best way to…

  • Hit the 50+ Post mark! Yay! New Theme (again.)

    Yep, I now have 54 posts on SOMETIMES. Not sure how many themes have been tried out on this blog.  A lot. Note:  the new theme, called SAGA, is new too (at least to me) and this version of SOMETIMES  is RAW, folks… no colors, no background, no header ….no nothing.   Except my good old…

  • What was that song again?

    While reading up on some of my favorite blogs a little while ago one of the bloggers mentioned Wyoming.  https://lifeandmagicinwyoming.wordpress.com/  I looked at the gorgeous photos and immediately a line from a song, or rather a phrase from the song, which ended with: “…you know that Wyoming will be your new home…” popped into my head.…

  • Coming soon to a garden nearby

    oia

  • Spinning Yarns, part 2–Me, Myself, and I

    Speaking of writing in the first person, I have struggled with this for years. It is really annoying to have to re-write when composing an email to a friend. The I-did-this, and I-did that, gets old and needs to be repaired grammatically. However…that might get pretty boring and contrived. Sorry to be the grammar police,…