Everything, but groceries
If you have ever visited Charlotte, NC and never wandered into Blackhawk Hardware, you’ve “missed school, missed out.” The word “hardware” is deceiving. Oh, you’ll find nuts and bolts and…
Time to read
I’m reading Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner. The story takes place in 1940s England. I’m enjoying the story. I’ll say no more. No spoilers here. Meissner’s novel comes on…
Dog-speak
I caught myself baby talking to a puppy—a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Adult King Charles Cavaliers are cute; the puppies are triple cute. His name is Kevin. Yes, you heard…
Censoring Censoriousness
I’ve got a new word: censoriousness. OK. Maybe it’s not new, but it isn’t a term I hear every day. I’m fairly certain I’ve never employed the word in conversation—until…
TMI
I like initialisms. I use them often in spoken and written word. Initialisms are often mistaken for acronyms. Though they both serve to abbreviate, initialisms and acronyms are as different…
Questions for God
“What do you think God thinks?” When I posed that question to my guy Gary, he raised his eyebrows and gave me his close-lipped, “What kind of question is that”…
To be like 41
I did not know George H. W. Bush. On the occasions I visited Kennebunkport, I did not—as I had hoped to—bump into he and his wife Barbara at Nunan’s Lobster…
The guidelines
My daughter and her husband celebrated their two-year wedding anniversary last week. She gave him a ball cap. He gave her monogrammed napkins. Cotton is the theme for second anniversary…
