The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a series everyone’s talking about. But suddenly—hours vanish, the sun has set, and the only exercise you’ve had is reaching for the remote. Streaming platforms are designed for this. Episodes...

Mmm-good!

June 6, 2009
I don't usually cook up a dinner for myself, but tonight I made myself a mini-version of something I would be likely to make when my darling first & last husband is...

Universal Truths

June 6, 2009
Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same. ~Francesca ReiglerThe antidote for fifty enemies is...

Practice makes perfect

June 6, 2009
The handyman is here, doing a few things around the casita. Riley doesn't like strangers to come around and has a particularly hysterical bark when they do. Especially...

Back to School

June 6, 2009
Riley went to training last night, and since no other dogs showed up, we had private lessons. Since he already knows his basic commands, Miss Marilyn taught him "shake,"...

Odds and Ends

June 5, 2009
I was thinking today about the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. I spent a great cuople hours there about five years ago. Love VVG. Just thought I'd post this.A few...

To know it for the first time…

June 5, 2009
....We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time. -T.S. EliotI've had...

Read this online today

June 4, 2009
It's fun treatment of the news. www.asylum.comA swarm of 10,000 honeybees appeared out of nowhere on Sunday and landed on the wing of a parked airplane at Beverly...

Tripping back….

June 4, 2009
Well, the Save the Date cards are almost all out and the most notable thing about addressing them was the trip back down memory lane.FLH's family were my in-laws for...

So sue me

June 4, 2009
FLH: Did you just call her a c__t? (in a clearly rhetorical tone of voice.)Me: Uh-huh.It reminds me of the time I told an Indian call center rep to go F...

Tasting

June 4, 2009
The menu for our January reception is just about in place. I did a tssting yesterday, and the food will be yummy!It's kind of fusion cuisine, taking into account our...

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