Okay … I admit I’m sometimes more than a bit dense, and I admit that I’m sometimes not the most adroit person in the area of the political zones that surround social and group interactions. But, I’ve got to admit that this thing where bigwig politicians in Indiana have moved another step closer to including […]
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Project manager vs. the artist: A Discussion of Time
Yes, it’s a very strange place, this space between my ears. It’s a place that stretches time, that plays with it, and that sometimes even pretends that time is something real. # Now that I am writing full time, I find that I am becoming considerably more sensitive to the passage of time within any […]
Read More ...The Strangest Person on the Face of the Planet
I am clearly the Strangest Person on the Face of the Planet. I admit it freely. This is because I appear to be the only person in existence who, as a general rule, does not view the weather as a particularly interesting bit of news. In fact, most of the time, I do not view […]
Read More ...The “Second First Prize” finally makes a show!
So, tonight I finally got around to making the “Second First Prize” recipe in my “Fry it up in the pan” contest, Sharon Bass’s “Chicken with pan sauces” (complete with directions on how to make a roux). I adjusted it a tad, adding caraway and parsley, and adding broccoli rather than the mushrooms that my […]
Read More ...Don’t do anything stupid …
Conversation today as we’re getting into the car: Lisa: Don’t do anything stupid. Ron: [Looking at her directly] Honey, you’re going to have to be a lot more specific than that. So, how’s your holiday starting? [grin]
Read More ...Ron: (to Cat)
Scene: Ron, standing in kitchen, holding bottle of water, scratching cat. Ron: I’m heading downstairs to write for the next hour and a half. Cat: (speaking with eyes only, and perhaps a single tweak of a whisker) Yeah, right. Ron: I hope to make at least four good words. Cat: (gives cat chuckle, which looks […]
Read More ...I’m a writer
I took a moment to get my hair cut yesterday. Somewhere along the way, the woman doing the deed asked where I worked. I said, “I’m a writer.” It felt weird, but a good weird. # The Bartholomew County Writer’s Group met yesterday. It was a fun time, as always. We had a lot of […]
Read More ...Toe magician?
A conversation, held as Lisa and I were preparing to go to her work team’s outing last night: Lisa: It should be informal. Ron: Sounds good. Lisa: I think I’m going to wear jeans. Ron: < does not reply for too long > Lisa: Or not. I don’t know what I’ll wear. Ron: Don’t worry […]
Read More ...Lisa gives FIUITP a “thumbs up”
Lisa’s role as a guinea pig is now officially complete, and the vote is in. Her commentary on my Guinness Beef Stew (compliments of Matt Horgan) was: “Well, I’m not really a meat & potatoes kind of girl, but this was very yummy! The house smelled wonderful when I got home from work. This stew […]
Read More ...“Pan” deadline announced
Just to make it all official and stuff, the deadline for the “Fry it up in the pan” sweepstakes is midnight EST in the US this Sunday night. Several tasty sounding ideas have arrived, but I bet yours is better. [grin]
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